After Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Jubilee Year of St. Francis from Jan. 10, 2026, to Jan. 10, 2027, the Vatican’s Apostolic Penitentiary also issued a decree granting a plenary indulgence to mark the ...

Franciscans hope Catholics will learn about the life and charism of St. Francis and how he remains a model of contemplation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, his body will be displayed for ...

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.

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.

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are expected to pay homage to the remains of the 11th-century saint famous for his love of the natural world.

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

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A local teacher has been fired over a violation of the school’s moral conduct code, school leadership said. Leaders with St. Francis de Sales confirmed Wednesday that J. Michael ...

After 15 years in business, The Landing in St. Francis has closed. The closure came quietly with a paper sign taped on the restaurant’s door at 2234 E. Layton Ave. noting it is “closed for good due to ...

The Italian hilltown of Assisi is anticipating a visit from Pope Leo XIV during the special Jubilee Year of St. Francis as the city celebrates the 800th anniversary of the death of its most famous ...

Defense lawyers in the Vatican’s “trial of the century” argued Tuesday that Pope Francis inadvertently violated the fundamental rights of their clients by issuing four secret decrees that gave ...