Renaissance painter’s fresco cycle depicting the life of the saint in Assisi, Italy, took an innovative, vibrant approach to ...

McGovern died April 23 while visiting “her dear friend Nicolò Bagnoli and his family in Assisi, Italy,” the obituary said. McGovern had been politically active during her college years ...

Brooks was inspired first by a visit he made to Assisi, Italy. Brooks based the main character and named him after his childhood friend Anthony Brunelli, who is a world renowned photorealist painter.

Francis was the first Pope from the Americas or the Southern Hemisphere. Not since Syrian-born Gregory III died in 741 had there been a non-European Bishop of Rome.

NEW YORK (AP) — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. His death set off mourning across the Catholic world and days of ritual at the Vatican. Here are the key things to know about ...

Pope Francis' instructive choice of name reflects his commitment to addressing inequality, paying homage to Saint Francis of Assisi ... the departed Primate of Italy and Sovereign of the Vatican ...

He articulated the mission just days after his 2013 election and it explained the name he chose as pope, honoring St. Francis of Assisi “who had the heart of the poor of the world,” according ...

Francis was known for his personal simplicity, from the choice of his name Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, who renounced wealth to help the poor, to the outward symbols and priorities ...

but St. Francis of Assisi, who created the movement that became the Franciscan order. There is a story there that gets at his gift for improvisation. Pope Francis. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images ...

He sought a more essential visual language, drawing inspiration from Giotto's medieval fresco cycles, particularly those in Assisi, which express a tangible and direct spirituality. "My task was ...

Even within Italy, Pope Francis was constantly on the move, visiting places like Lampedusa, Cagliari, Assisi, Pompeii, Naples, and more. He also made pastoral trips to countries such as Turkey ...