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 ...

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

The people of Lucera were known to compare him with St. Francis of Assisi, from whom he derived his name. He died in 1742 and was canonized in 1986.

One of Pope Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility, as seen in his decisions to live in a Vatican guesthouse and carry his own briefcase ...

Toni Morrison’s "The Bluest Eye" can stay on library shelves in Maple Grove Senior High School, the Osseo school board decided Tuesday. (Rick Bowmer/The Associated Press) ...

Pope Francis Says Bullying at School Prepares Students for War, Not Peace VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace ...

Recent findings from a state audit have put the Francis Howell School District ... a 31-page review and a "poor" rating of the school system in St. Charles County. It is the worst rating a school ...

The Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Life, Peace. and Justice committee members are hosting a movie and discussion this Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at 11 a.m. Organizers will show the PBS documentary ...

Pope Francis carries the statue of the Child Jesus to place in the Nativity scene inside St. Peter's Basilica at the end of Mass on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2024, surrounded by children dressed in ...

Pope Francis gestures during an audience with Catholic associations of teachers and students' parents in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ...

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