The remains of St. Francis of Assisi have gone on public display for the first time, marking 800 years since the saint’s ...

The bones of Italy’s patron saint will be shown to the public for a month, to mark the 800th anniversary of his death.

The bones of the beloved saint were unveiled for public display Feb. 22 in the Lower Church of the Basilica of St. Francis of ...

The bones of St. Francis of Assisi have gone on public display for the first time. Nearly 400,000 people registered in advance to see the bone fragments.

Pope Francis has died, the Vatican announced on Monday—after months of health ailments, including a bout of severe pneumonia—ending a more than decade-long reign where he pushed to make the Roman ...

Assisi is putting the bones of St. Francis on public display for the first time, and the Italian town is bracing for a crush of pilgrims.

Pope Francis' death Monday at the age of 88 comes after the Catholic leader experienced a number of health issues in recent years. Francis died at 7:35 a.m. Monday at his residence, the Vatican said.

Pope Francis' funeral has been scheduled for Saturday morning at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. EDT) at St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican announced Tuesday after a meeting of the College of Cardinals. The ...

As news of Pope Francis’s death spreads, we look back at the simple foods he cherished—and how meals became part of his global message. Pope Francis is presented with a cake by Valentina Alazraki, ...

Pope Francis and members of the Synod of Bishops on synodality pose for a photo after the synod's final working session on Oct. 26, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. (CNS ...

Pope Francis greets crowds in St. Peter's Square in 2014. Alfredo Borba via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was 12 years old, he sent a love letter to a girl named ...