Lent gets its name from a word meaning "springtime," the time of year when the hours of daylight are lengthening and the sun ...

Toronto’s streets again become a vivid testament to Christ’s Passion as St. Francis of Assisi Parish carries on its long-standing Good Friday Procession, a Holy Week tradition in the downtown core for ...

Only 10 days are left until the end of Lent, an annual 40-day Christian period leading up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering -- it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside them, Pope Francis wrote at the start of Holy Week."To carry the cross of ...

For centuries, pilgrims came to Assisi to walk in the footsteps of a saint who preached to birds, embraced poverty and wandered the hills barefoot.But today, many arrive in search of a different model ...

New episodes of the exclusive Fox Nation series 'The Saints,' helmed by acclaimed Hollywood director Martin Scorsese, debut ...

"Have a good Palm Sunday, have a good Holy Week," said the pope, speaking over applause and the cheers of the crowd.

He was also the first pope to choose Francis as his name, thus honoring St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century ... In a letter to US Bishops, he recalled that Jesus, Mary and Joseph had been ...

“He’s a near-saint of our time, who can show teens that it’s possible to love Jesus ... with St. Francis, to whom Acutis was so devoted that he asked to be buried in Assisi, said the Rev ...

If you're an architecture buff, take some time to check out the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, which was constructed beginning in 1869. Located a block east of the Santa Fe Plaza ...

"He's a near-saint of our time, who can show teens that it's possible to love Jesus while ... with St. Francis, to whom Acutis was so devoted that he asked to be buried in Assisi, said the Rev ...