The canonization for an Italian teenager who was set to become the first millennial saint has been postponed for at least one week after the death of Pope Francis. The 88-year-old pontiff died Monday ...

The Umbrian hill town boasts an abundance of medieval art and architecture but for many visitors, the real draw is the chance ...

Assisi, the medieval Italian town revered as the home of Saints Francis and Clare, is experiencing a new wave of pilgrim fervour. The focus of this burgeoning devotion? Carlo Acutis, a millennial ...

ASSISI, Italy — Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic Church’s most celebrated saints, Francis and Clare, but its newest — Carlo Acutis, ...

FILE - 15-year-old Carlo Acutis, an Italian boy who died in 2006 of leukemia, lies in state ahead of being beatified by Cardinal Agostino Vallini, in Assisi, Italy, on Oct. 10, 2020. Pope Francis has ...

St. Francis is one of the world’s most famous and beloved saints. You’ve probably seen a statue or drawing of him, typically depicted with an animal or bird. He famously loved all of nature, referring ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ASSISI, Italy (AP) — Pilgrims have been ...