The Christian misfits did not lead comfortable lives. For this reason, among others, they tended to make others uncomfortable ...

Doctor of the Church relied on divine grace and the maternal care of the Virgin Mary to temper that vice and become a man of ...

Venerated in his lifetime, Saint Francis did not have to wait long for a monument to be erected in his honor. A basilica in Assisi was started in 1228. The painter Cimabue (also called Cenni di Pepo) ...

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Monday’s announcement paves the way for the beatification of the missionaries, who have been known collectively as the ...

The painting is entitled ‘Saint Francis receives the stigmata’, and depicts the saint experiencing a vision as he prays. He sees Christ, bearing the wounds from his crucifixion, flying with an ...