When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was anointed as the Pope, he chose to rename himself as Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval saint who founded the Franciscans, one of the largest ...

LA CAÑADA — Tremendous defensive effort made the difference Wednesday for St Francis’ boys volleyball team. The Golden Knights were faced with the tall task of facing El Segundo in the CIF ...

NEWARK − The Rev. David Sizemore, pastor at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church for eight years, told parishioners Sunday in a tear-filled homily he will leave the parish to become pastor at ...

"Pope Francis was really an inspiration for environmentalists," said Xavier University's sustainability coordinator Tim Sundrup. Pope Francis took his name from Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron ...

Through charmingly uplifting performances, depicting unrelenting determination in the face of hard knocks, St. Francis Xavier High School’s timely production of Annie proves that even in the darkest ...

LIVERMORE — St. Francis is still very good at softball. The Lancers were not able to win the Michelle Carew Classic they took part in last weekend down in Anaheim. But this week in Livermore ...

Former St. Francis school resource officer Dimitri Kamolov pleaded guilty to invading the privacy of a minor with a surveillance device. Kamolov secretly recorded a 17-year-old girl changing in ...

Francis. It was inspired by St Francis of Assisi - the saint of the poor, the humble and the earth. From day one, Pope Francis lived by the name. He skipped the lavish Vatican residence for a ...

In 2013, after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, Bergoglio was elected to the papacy, selecting the pontifical name "Francis" after St. Francis of Assisi, a choice that set the tone for the re ...

As the conclave is held to select a new pope, LGBTQ Catholics hope that the next leader of the church will continue the inclusion work Pope Francis started more than 20 years ago. Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis was brought in solemn procession to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday morning, where the late pontiff will lie in state for three days for mourners to pay their final respects and ...

He was the first Latin American pope, first Jesuit pope and first pope to take the name Francis, after St. Francis of Assisi. During his papacy, Pope Francis led multiple attempts at church reform ...