Who's St. Francis, whose love for the poor, creation, and peace inspires Pope Francis?
St. Francis is the medieval Catholic saint whose spirituality focused on loving the poor, creation, and peace.
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Francis − a pope who has cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church
Pope Francis, who remains hospitalized as he battles pneumonia in both lungs, was elected pope on March 13, 2013, after the ...
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Pope Francis: ‘God Does Not Abandon Us’ as We Support the Sick and Suffering
Like his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, the Pope has called us to live out the corporal works of mercy. It is particularly moving in light of how, each evening this week, people are gathering in ...
Pope Francis stable a day after respiratory crisis, spent ‘long periods’ off noninvasive ventilator
Francis had no further episodes of bronchial spasms like the one he suffered Friday, in which he inhaled vomit during a ...
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Boston-area Catholics pray for Pope Francis during health crisis
The pope has been hospitalized for over a week at Rome's Gemelli Hospital in critical condition for a respiratory infection.