St. Francis Seraph latest church to close in Cincinnati's urban core

Rhine, the Franciscan Friars will close St. Francis Seraph, making it the latest victim of changing Catholic demographics ...
Catholic Standard

Capuchin friar who was one of last people with direct ties to Padre Pio dies at age 85

Capuchin Franciscan Father John Aurilia – the former assistant to Saint Padre Pio whose final interview last October on the ...
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Piano concert in Manila marks 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s death

A piano concert marking the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi was held Monday at Santuario de San ...
Daily Maverick

Address of Pope Leo XIV to members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See

This is a traditional occasion in the life of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See, but it is a new experience for ...
National Catholic Reporter

What St. Francis of Assisi's conversion teaches us 800 years later

Later this year, on Oct. 3, 2026, we will commemorate the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi. As one of the most popular saints, revered within and beyond Christianity, Francis is ...
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Missouri Highlands Health Care acquires Saint Francis’ Poplar Bluff clinic

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KFVS) - Big changes are in effect at one health care facility in Poplar Bluff. According to a news release from Saint Francis Healthcare, Missouri Highlands Health Care acquired its ...
Southeast Missourian

Saint Francis to transfer Poplar Bluff campus to Missouri Highlands

POPLAR BLUFF — Saint Francis Healthcare System will divest its Poplar Bluff campus and ancillary services to Missouri Highlands Health Care, according to information released Thursday, Dec. 18. Both ...
WIBW

St. Francis patients face uncertainty amid Blue Cross contract talks

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas and the University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus in Topeka are continuing negotiations for reimbursement rates as their current ...
HTR Media

St. Francis to host Christmas Concert & Advent Adoration Dec. 12

MANITOWOC – St. Francis of Assisi Parish will host a Christmas Concert & Advent Adoration featuring Aly Aleigha on Friday, Dec. 12. The event runs 6-8 p.m., is free and will be at the parish, 1121 N.
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Saint Francis vs Xavier Prediction, Picks & Odds for Tonight's College Basketball Game

Teams tend to lose their focus and become ripe for an upset during the week between a Thanksgiving trip and the start of final exams. Richard Pitino’s Xavier Musketeers team also has the additional ...
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Saint Francis Healthcare System hosts 7th annual Live Nativity on Dec. 10

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Saint Francis Healthcare System is holding its seventh annual outdoor Live Nativity on Wednesday, December 10. You can join them at the Saint Francis Cancer Institute ...
The Patriot Ledger

Mayor finds unlikely ally in saint statue controversy. It's PETA. But, why?

PETA has offered to help fund controversial statues of saints in Quincy, Massachusetts. The offer is conditional on the city adding a statue of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. The ...