St. Francis of Assisi, also known as " Father Francis," was an Italian religious figure and mystic from the 12th and 13th centuries, revered as the patron saint of animals and ecology.

The pre-Renaissance painter’s fresco cycle depicting the life of the saint in Assisi, Italy, took an innovative, vibrant approach to celebrating the holy man.

Pope Francis, 266th occupant of the throne of St. Peter, has died Pope Francis, orginally of Argentina, succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, the first pope to retire in six centuries.

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major after dying one week ago at 88 years old.

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the Catholic Church's newest saint.

And seeing Pope Francis embody the values of St Francis of Assisi in the following years just made me like him even more and more. His concern for all people and the environment.

At his funeral, Pope Francis was remembered and venerated as a pontiff with "strength and serenity" who modeled his pontificate on St. Francis of Assisi. The dean of the College of Cardinals ...

Art & Exhibitions Famed 800-Year-Old Hymn by St. Francis of Assisi Gets a Rare Outing in Rome The canticle is one of the oldest works of the Italian literary canon with a known author.

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.

In the Catholic faith, this saint was known for his love of animals. So, if your dog is under the weather, you can turn to him with hope and recite this powerful prayer.