ROME -- Cardinal Luis Pascual Dri, the Argentine priest whom Pope Francis held up as the model confessor, has died in Buenos ...

Held near Assisi, Umbria’s Festa della Lavanda offers quiet afternoons among lavender fields, local food, and open-air ...

A trip to the central Italian region of Umbria is not to be missed. The two historic cities of Perugia and Assisi are ...

Art enthusiasts will also appreciate the National Gallery of Umbria, housing masterpieces from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. A short drive brings you to Assisi, the birthplace of St. Francis.

Giotto’s ‘The Legend of St. Francis’: Assisi’s Devotional Frescoes The pre-Renaissance painter’s fresco cycle depicting the life of the saint in Assisi, Italy, took an innovative ...

St Francis of Assisi was born in 1181 in Assisi, Italy, to a wealthy cloth merchant named Pietro di Bernardone and his French wife, Pica. His baptismal name was Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone ...

St. Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone around 1181 or 1182 in Assisi, Italy, is a prominent figure among Catholics. He was a renowned Italian mystic and poet who renounced ...

In 1182, St. Francis was born to a wealthy family in Assisi, which rises above a fertile valley in central Italy. Praying in front of a crucifix, he is said to have heard a call to reform the church.

This unique journey to Central Italy, specifically the Umbria and Tuscany regions, offers participants of all ages an immersive experience in authentic Italian food and culture, beyond traditional ...

UMBRIA – A 10-week holiday has always been my dream, and the opportunity arose when my wife and I retired from our corporate jobs in 2022. I turned 60 that year and my wife was 59.