On Saturday 3rd of October 2026, Franciscans throughout the world celebrate their eight hundredth anniversary of the death of St Francis. So I want to
Catholic Stand has been running a series on St. Francis of Assis by David Torkington to help celebrate the 800th anniversary of his death. The
After Pope Innocent III had approved the rule of life that St Francis had presented to him, the little band of Brothers set out for
On leaving Rome in 1223 Francis made for the Rieti Valley and back to the hermitage of Fonte Columbo where he had written his rule.
It was in the church of St Mary of the Angels that a momentous event took place in the life of St Francis. It took
I want to do something that will recall the memory of that Child who was born in Bethlehem, to see with bodily eyes the inconveniences
The eve of Advent may seem to be one of the least propitious junctures at which to raise the likely all-time least-favorite theological issue of
Preaching is imbibed in the office of a preacher. Since all participants in Christ’s priestly office, all are called to preach; there is no way
