Pope John Paul II attends an interreligious peace meeting in Assisi, Italy, in this Oct. 27, 1986, file photo. (Credit: CNS/Osservatore Romano.) Listen When Pope Francis travels to Assisi next Tuesday ...

Pope Francis greets Abdul Razaq Quadery, left, and his wife Salima, second from left, two refugees from Afghanistan, at a meeting of listening and prayer inside the Basilica of Santa Maria degli ...

Saint Francis of Assisi, an important figure in the Roman Catholic Church, was born into a life of wealth and luxury but traded that for a life of poverty. The exchange was made after he reportedly ...

Assisi with daughter Ezra (left). Jade Jagger with son Ray. Fashion Editor: Camilla Pole. On an early-spring afternoon in a North London photo studio, two glamorous mothers are on a mission to ...

Quincy Mayor Tom Koch may have found an unlikely ally for his plans to install controversial Catholic saint statues on public ...

In an emotional encounter in Assisi with people living in poverty, Pope Francis listened to the testimonies of a former homeless ex-convict who experienced a dramatic conversion after encountering a ...