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

Venerated in his lifetime, Saint Francis did not have to wait long for a monument to be erected in his honor. A basilica in ...

St. Francis of Assisi, also known as "Father Francis," was an Italian religious figure and mystic from the 12th and 13th centuries, revered as the patron saint of animals and ecology. His life was ...

Given this, we have an obvious patron saint–St. Clare of Assisi. Who was she ... She and a friend walked to the Portiuncula Church where they were met by Francis of Assisi and a few of his followers.

St. Francis de Sales is also the patron saint of the Catholic press, journalists, and writers. He is considered a spiritual master, inspiring saints such as St. John Bosco and St. Thérèse of the ...

St. Francis de Sales set out on a spiritual mission to make profound theology accessible to all. The patron saint of writers, journalists, the deaf and educators, he led a stoic, intelligent and ...