After a two-day manhunt, police arrested Vance Luther Boelter in connection with the fatal shooting of a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another.

The curly haired Italian kid could not have known at the time that he would become the first millennial saint who would ...

Authorities say crowd overflow from the St. Francis of Assisi Family Festival led to fights, thefts, and unrest that spread across city lines into Mayfield Heights.

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TORONTO - Martin Scorsese’s daughter, Francesca Scorsese, is currently co-directing the second season of her father’s ...

When I first saw Giotto’s fresco cycle “The Legend of St. Francis” in the upper church of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi—a small Italian town two hours from Rome by train—I ...

Vatican experts say the movie excels at re-creating the look ... from the choice of his name Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, who renounced wealth to help the poor, to the outward ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re remembered Francis' "open heart towards everyone." At his funeral, Pope Francis was remembered and venerated as a pontiff with "strength and serenity" who modeled his ...

Going to Catholic school, we all knew our patron saints. Mine happened to be St. Francis of Assisi. Even at a young age, I thought it was a good fit due to my Italian heritage and my love and ...

His choice of the name Francis — after St Francis of Assisi — was a clear statement of his commitment to peace and love. The Nuncio noted that the church where the Mass was held, also named ...

Pope Francis ... St. Peter's Basilica until his funeral Saturday. As the Vatican prepares for the election of a new pope, many around the world are doing their own preparations — by watching a ...

It was inspired by St Francis of Assisi - the saint of the poor, the humble and the earth. From day one, Pope Francis lived by the name. He skipped the lavish Vatican residence for a modest ...