Pope Francis held onto Wil Tyrrell's hands and wouldn't let go. Tyrrell left the Franciscans in 2019 and now teaches religion at Academy of the Sacred Heart girls school in New Orleans, but in June ...

The relics of St. Francis of Assisi, one of the most beloved saints in history, will be put on display in Italy next year. Vatican News, the official outlet of the Vatican, reported the news on Oct. 4 ...

For the first time, the body of St. Francis of Assisi will be visible to all, from Feb. 22 to March 22, 2026. This religious and historical event was announced on the memorial of the saint of Assisi ...

Wil Tyrrell was the chaplain at Manhattanville College in 2015 when a conference in Rome put him face-to-face with Pope Francis. The two men locked hands and spoke in the pope's native Spanish, until ...