A trip to the central Italian region of Umbria is not to be missed. The two historic cities of Perugia and Assisi are ...

There are so many things to do in Assisi Italy that you should plan on ... the birthplace of St. Francis, ... and 2.25 hours southeast of Florence in the region of Umbria, near the city ...

St. Francis’ meditations on the life of Christ led him to create the first-ever Nativity scene in Greccio, Italy, in 1223. Fresco by Giotto of St. Francis of Assisi embracing the Child Jesus at ...

by Rick Steves, December 13, 2022 | Travelers to Italy who can see past the glow-in-the-dark rosaries and bobble-head friars can actually have a "travel on purpose" experience in Assisi.

Assisi was a place of conversion, reconciliation and peace for St. Francis and has been an important city for many others of the faithful, some of them saints or blesseds, such as Carlo Acutis.

CNA Staff, Oct 4, 2023 / 17:06 pm. On the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the faithful gathered at the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, to honor the beloved Italian saint and celebrate ...

In 1182, St. Francis was born to a wealthy family in Assisi, which rises above a fertile valley in central Italy. Praying in front of a crucifix, he is said to have heard a call to reform the church.

St. Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone around 1181 or 1182 in Assisi, Italy, is a prominent figure among Catholics. He was a renowned Italian mystic and poet who renounced ...

The crèche is a reproduction of the scene in Greccio, Italy, where St. Francis of Assisi staged the first Nativity scene in 1223. The baby Jesus will be placed in the manger Dec. 24. (CNS/Lola Gomez) ...

One of the world’s most beloved saints, St. Francis of Assisi, loved Christmas so much that he created the first Nativity scene to make the birth of Jesus more real.