St. Francis’ meditations on the life of Christ led him to create the first-ever Nativity scene in Greccio, Italy, in 1223. It is believed Francis’ inspiration to do a live representation of ...

The prevailing tradition was to set saints in a place-less background, often gold to represent heaven. Giotto took a biographical approach, portraying 28 scenes of Francis’s life.

St. Francis of Assisi, after whom Pope Francis has taken his name, captures the spirit of Catholics because he’s the pre-eminent figure in imitating Christ.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - One of the many things Pope Francis was known for was his background in science before becoming a priest. He was the ...

St. Francis has long been widely, but inaccurately, hailed as the inventor of the Christmas crèche, the collection of figurines set up in churches and homes. But a crèche is not what St. Francis ...

Pope Francis, like all Catholic priests, vowed to celibacy and thus was not married or had children. Here's what we know about his family. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap ...

The coffin of Pope Francis arrives at St. Mary Major Basilica for his burial ceremony, in Rome, Saturday, April 26, 2025. AP Photo/Antonietta Baldassarre. Apr 26, 2025, 11:58 AM GMT.