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.

Saint Francis of Assisi made many contributions to Christianity. Each year on October 4, many Catholic churches celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.

St. Francis’ meditations on the life of Christ led him to create the first-ever Nativity scene in Greccio, Italy, in 1223. Fresco by Giotto of St. Francis of Assisi embracing the Child Jesus at ...

On Nov. 29, 1979, Pope John Paul II issued a papal bull that declared St. Francis of Assisi the patron of ecology and of those who promote ecology. In the bull, John Paul II wrote, ...

Pope Francis chose his name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, Italy’s patron saint who emulated the life of Christ like perhaps no other figure in the church's history.. New York’s Cardinal ...

Eight centuries after his death, Francis of Assisi remains one of Christianity’s most popular saints. Antiwar protesters hold up St. Francis as an example for peacemakers. During the Crusades ...

Philip Fruytiers (1610-1666), “St. Francis of Assisi” (photo: Register Files / Public Domain) Jimmy Akin Blogs October 4, 2013 St. Francis is one of the most famous saints in Church history.

St. Francis of Assisi Lisa talks with author Adrian House about his new bookFrancis of Assisi: A Revolutionary Life. Francis, who lived from 1182 to 1226, started out as a party-boy.

St. Francis was hardly 28 years old when he set out for Rome, to lay himself at the feet of the great Pope Innocent III., and to ask from him some formal recognition.

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.