The great Gothic church of Santa Croce in Florence celebrates a remarkable anniversary this year. Exactly seven centuries ago ...

Just weeks after debt-laden France proposed axing two public holidays, Italy is proposing to add a new one in honour of Saint Francis and the pope who took his name.

Acutis, who was born in 1991, was known for his deep Catholic faith and love of technology. He taught catechism, attended ...

Corey Stewart is the winner of James River Writers and Richmond magazine’s fifth Best Self-Published Novel contest.

From then on, for the remainder of his life, Saint Francis lived with a vision of the natural world as redeemed in Jesus ...

St. Francis of Assisi composed a poem that remains familiar today, inspiring hymns, art and the titles of two of the late ...

Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian tech prodigy and devout Catholic who died of leukaemia, was canonised on Sunday, becoming ...

Thousands are gathering at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican as 15-year-old Carlo Acutis is being canonized as the first ...

Carlo Acutis was just 15 when he died of leukemia in Milan in 2006 and has two miracles attributed to him by the Catholic ...

Dear faithful and most beloved young people, let yourselves be guided by Carlo, follow his example, follow in his footsteps, ...

ASSISI, Italy (CNS) — Soon-to-be St. Carlo Acutis is a fresh “shoot” budding from ... Clare, and this explosion of holiness ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. ASSISI, Italy (CNS) -- Soon-to-be St. Carlo Acutis is a fresh "shoot" budding from the 800-year-old spiritual "vine ...