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St. Francis of Assisi

Pope Francis and global activists are pictured in a banner for the new YouTube Originals film on the pope's encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home." The film launched Oct. 4, feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the same day the Holy See acceded to the Paris Agreement. (CNS photo/YouTube Originals)

Vatican marks ecology saint's feast day with film premiere, climate accords

Carol Glatz|Oct 4, 2022|3 Min Read

Giotto’s Nativity is projected on the facade of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. (Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino via CNA)

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Assisi in Advent: illuminated frescoes and a nurse in a nativity scene

Courtney Mares|Dec 9, 2020|4 Min Read

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Francis, in Assisi, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. Pope Francis travelled to the homeland of his nature-loving namesake on Saturday to sign an encyclical laying out his vision of a post-COVID world built on solidarity, fraternity and care for the environment. In his first outing from Rome since the coronavirus lockdown, Francis celebrated Mass on Saturday in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Francis in the Umbrian hilltop town of Assisi. (Vatican Media via AP)

Pope’s new encyclical offers ‘voter’s guide’ for post-pandemic world

Elise Ann Allen|Oct 4, 2020|9 Min Read

Pope Francis celebrates the Eucharist at the tomb of St. Francis in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 3, 2020. The pope signed his new encyclical, "Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship," at the end of the Mass. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope signs new encyclical in Assisi

Cindy Wooden|Oct 3, 2020|2 Min Read

A statue of St. Francis of Assisi is pictured on a farm Oct. 8 in Floyd, Va. His feast day is celebrated Oct. 4. (CNS photo/Isabelle Baldwin)

Pope plans extensive festivities to mark feast of namesake, St. Francis of Assisi

Elise Ann Allen|Sep 2, 2020|6 Min Read

Muslims and Christians listen to a presentation Nov. 7, 2019, during "The Sultan and the Saint: The Spiritual Journey of Transformative Encounter" conference at The Catholic University of America in Washington. The event marked the 800th anniversary of the meeting of St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil during the Fifth Crusade. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

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13th-century encounter points way to greater Christian-Muslim understanding

Dennis Sadowski|Nov 8, 2019|5 Min Read

Bishop Robert P. Deeley of Portland ordaines 32 new deacons from the Pontifical North American College in St. Peter's Basilica on Oct. 3, 2019. (Elise Harris/Crux)

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Bishop urges future US priests to follow St. Francis beyond politicking, polemics

Elise Ann Allen|Oct 4, 2019|4 Min Read

Pope Francis and Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes, relator general of the Synod of Bishops on the Amazon, watch as members of an indigenous community plant a tree during a celebration marking the feast of St. Francis in the Vatican Gardens Oct. 4, 2019. (CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters)

On feast of St. Francis, pope joins Amazonians to plant tree at Vatican

Barbara J. Fraser|Oct 4, 2019|2 Min Read

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