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St. Francis Encounters the Crucified Christ

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St. Francis Encounters the Crucified Christ

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The Franciscan path to God is an inversion of monastic values. Rather than fleeing the world to find God, God is to be found in the world. The idea that “the world is our cloister” finds its root in Francis of Assisi. Disillusioned as a valiant knight after being wounded in battle, Francis had a profound experience of God in the broken-down church of San Damiano where he wandered in one day. Face to face with the wounded and glorified Christ on …Read Article

St. Francis and the Body of Christ

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St. Francis and the Body of Christ

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Thomas of Celano, an early friar and author of three hagiographies of Francis, wrote that the saint “burned with a love that came from his whole being for the sacrament of the Lord’s body.” And Francis sought to spread that fire to his brothers, to the lepers he embraced outside the walled city of Assisi, indeed to all those who longed for a closer relationship with God. It was the summit of his faith—and he wanted everybody at the table. Franci…Read Article

Giovannino Glorio: "Raised at the Age of 14, Chained and Blindfolded for 31 Days. Save Thanks to Calipari, I Am Reborn Thanks to Wind and Sport"

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Giovannino Glorio: "Raised at the Age of 14, Chained and Blindfolded for 31 Days. Save Thanks to Calipari, I Am Reborn Thanks to Wind and Sport"

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In 1993, as a teenager, he lived 31 days of imprisonment and was reborn thanks to the wing-foil: "Bendato and chained, I am free thanks to Nicola Calipari. I lived with the traumas of the past. And when I was with Simona Cavallari, I escaped to Assisi: there I discovered God"Read Article

A Pilgrimage From Vienna to Rome - Catholic Insight

I decided to make a pilgrimage to Rome, prompted by the Jubilee year, and walking through the Holy Doors. But I couldn’t just show up in Rome, so decided to fly first to Vienna, where I’ve never been, to visit the International Theological Institute and a young alumni couple, and make my way from there, mainly by train, stopping along the way. What follows are a few of my initial thoughts and impressions. I don’t travel afar all that often, and …Assisi · Assisi See the Story

The BIBLE says the age difference between couples is a…

For our benefit, He was made to bear sin (cf. 2 Cor 5:21), leading the Father to place upon His Son the burden of our transgressions. In the words of Pope Benedict XVI, this act represents a “turning of God against himself” (Deus Caritas Est, 12). God’s love extends even to His adversaries (cf. Mt 5:43–48). The dialogue that God seeks to establish with each individual through the paschal mystery of His Son is far removed from mere idle talk, rem…Assisi · Assisi Read Article

The Italian City of Assisi to Host the Traveling Exhibition “Jordan: Dawn of Christianity” - Jordan News | Latest News from Jordan, MENA

On July 4th, the historic city of Assisi, nestled in the heart of Italy’s Umbria region, will host the international traveling exhibition “Jordan: Dawn of Christianity”, following its stellar debut at the Vatican this past February and March.Middle East · Assisi Read Article

Assisi Gathering Marks Turning Point in Global Creation Care Movement

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The world is a beautiful place. We have towering trees that offer shade, soft grass to rest our heads, and birds that fill the air with songs of praise. God, in divine wisdom and creativity, has crafted a world that flourishes naturally by providing food, shelter and balance for all living things to thrive and multiply. Yet this picture of beauty has begun to fade. As we pursue lives driven by greed and overconsumption, we are slowly destroying …Assisi · Assisi Read Article

Poor Clare - southlondon.co.uk

Orange Tree Theatre announced the full cast for Chiara Atik’s Poor Clare. Joining the previously announced Arsema Thomas, making her stage debut, and Freddy Carter, are Anushka Chakravarti, Hermione Gulliford, Liz Kettle, George Ormerod, and Jacoba Williams. I’m still going to like, do charity, probably even more than I do now. Clare has it all. She’s a super-rich noblewoman living her best life in medieval Assisi, trying out hairstyles, and sh…Assisi · Assisi Read Article

Pope Leo to make Carlo Acutis first millennial saint on September 7

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The canonisation of the first Catholic saint of the millennial generation, Carlo Acutis, will take place on September 7, Pope Leo announced on Friday. Acutis, a British-born Italian who died from leukaemia in 2006 at the age of 15, was originally set to be made a saint on April 27 but the event was suspended after the death of Pope Francis.Pope Leo XIV · Vatican City See the Story

Father Carlos Alberto Trovarelli Elected Minister General of the Franciscans for a Second Term

On the eve of Pentecost, June 7, 2025, in Assisi, Italy, Fr. Carlos Alberto Trovarelli was elected Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Franciscans), for a second, six-year term. Today, the Franciscans also celebrate the memory of the blessed missionary martyrs from Pariacoto – Zbigniew Strzałkowski and Michał Tomaszek. >>> Leo XIV: we are open to setting a date together The article Fr. Carlos Alberto Trovarelli elected Mini…Assisi · Assisi Read Article

“Week in review,” by Suzanna Murawski

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Recent stories of note: “Giotto’s ‘The Legend of St. Francis’: Assisi’s Devotional Frescoes”Zachary Ginsberg, The Wall Street Journal In his Lives of the Artists, Vasari credits Giotto as having no less than the status of nature itself: deserving to be imitated by painters everywhere. Giotto’s revolutionary fresco cycle in the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi certainly fits that bill. As Zachary Ginsberg writes for The Wall Street Journal, in c…Assisi · Assisi Read Article

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