The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi at St. Andrew’s Church, Bandra, turned into a truly touching celebration this year, uniting pets and their humans in an atmosphere of joy, gratitude, and ...

Oct. 4 is a traditional day in which some Catholic parishes will offer pet blessings and a feast in remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi. To find out if there are blessings or food being served in ...

4 October is the day to remember St Francis of Assisi. It is also World Animal Day, and the day when some churches hold services to bless animals. This is the story … The man we know as St Francis was ...

The Italian Parliament this week took a major step toward making the Oct. 4 feast of St. Francis of Assisi a national holiday. The Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Italy’s Parliament, voted to ...

ASSISI, Italy (CNS) — Soon-to-be St. Carlo Acutis is a fresh “shoot” budding from the 800-year-old spiritual “vine” of Sts. Francis and Clare in Assisi, said the rector of the shrine housing the ...

ASTORIA — Olivia Dimare, a third grader at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy, usually begins her school day sitting at her classroom desk. But on Sept. 8, she started school outside — marching ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Vatican City recognized the 700th ...

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Empower Financial Services recently made a financial contribution as part of St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen’s 2025 Host for a Day campaign. This entitled them to be listed as a Platinum Sponsor at the ...

The abbot of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St Catherine in Sinai, Archbishop Damianos, announced on Thursday that he has initiated the process for his succession. In a lengthy written statement, ...

St Catherines Monastery on Mount Sinai Credit: Joonas Plaan CC BY 2 wikimedia Commons A late-night visit to Egypt by Greece’s General Secretary for Religious Affairs, Giorgos Kalatzis, has marked a ...