Tag: St. Francis of Assisi
Blessing of the animals brings pets, photos and toys together with...
Students at schools around the Diocese of Wilmington marked the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi by bringing their pets – or a reasonable...
On feast of St. Francis, Pope Francis joins Amazonians to plant...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis joined Amazonian church workers and indigenous people Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, to plant a...
Sister Mary Smith’s gift brings physical reminder of St. Ann School’s...
WILMINGTON — Visitors to St. Ann School in Wilmington have a new face greeting them this year, one that is a physical reminder of...
Ancient model for modern dialogue: St. Francis in the sultan’s court
VATICAN CITY — In Catholic chronicles, St. Francis of Assisi’s meeting with the sultan of Egypt 800 years ago is enmeshed in pious legends;...
Palestinian Catholic, modeling St. Francis, cares for abused animals
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — God gives everyone a mission, Diana George Babish said as she fielded a phone call about a dog who had...
Earliest followers of Christ rejected all violence and bloodshed: Anthony Magliano
By ANTHONY MAGLIANO
“But to you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you,...