Here at Sacred Heart University, we mourn the loss of our Pope and Pastor. From the beginning of his papacy, we have felt a special bond with him. We are the first university to name a building ...

He took the name of Francis, as his papacy was modeled on St Francis of Assisi whose love for the ... beyond the Catholic Church. His voice which was one of clarity in our increasingly fractured ...

No pope had been laid to rest outside the Vatican in more than a century, but Pope Francis opted instead for burial in Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary ... (1pm, Singapore time) and the church ...

In this majestic St ... Francis of Assisi. He maintained his temperament and form of pastoral leadership, and through his resolute personality, immediately made his mark on the governance of the ...

They also remind visitors that the church is active and to be respectful of services. The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and its gift shop are open to the public Tuesday through ...

ROME: Tens of thousands of people streamed past the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday ... the Basilica opened at 7am (1pm, Singapore time) and the church rapidly filled with well-wishers ...

Yet factoring into account "his courageous determination to fight the problem of sexual abuse within the church ... to adopt his papal name, St. Francis of Assisi." (Chicago Tribune/Scott Stantis ...

The greatness of Pope Francis is that his evangelism transcended the Catholic Church and became a symbol ... reflecting the outlook of St Francis of Assisi, said “less is more”.

“Christian humanity” makes the Church everyone’s home ... when they see that it pleases God — St. Francis of Assisi would say (RegNB XVI, 43) — the proclamation of the Gospel, that ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the most senior Catholic Church official ever ... who chose the name Francis as pope in honour of St. Francis of Assisi. Cardinals cast their votes on papers printed ...