The mesmerising curves of the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Pampulha are a Niemeyer hallmark. Its completion in 1943 was accompanied by an interior mural by Candido Portinari, while the site ...

Even more significant than these “firsts,” I believe, is a “second”: Leo follows in Pope Francis’ footsteps as a priest shaped by the Latin American church. The new pontiff served the ...

St. Francis Episcopal Church, located on River Road in the heart of Potomac, welcomed a new rector for the first time in 27 years. The Rev. Mark Michael is a native of Clear Spring, Md., ...

The Rev. Tom Gardner, pastor at Sacred Heart in Coshocton and St. Peter’s in Millersburg, becomes pastor at Newark's St. Francis de Sales on July 8.

Not all city officials are on board with the steps needed for a construction project at St. Francis of the Lakes Catholic ...

We should seek to live simply, to take only what we need and share what we have, to see ourselves in kinship with all of ...

The late Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer—known for the United Nations building in New York—designed just one home that was built in the United States. That Santa Monica, Calif., home is now ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - In honor of Pope Francis's passing, Allentown's Cathedral Church of St. Catherine of Siena is draped in black for the next month. The church hosted a holy sacrifice Mass attended ...

In something of a surprise, it is Willow Glen, not St. Francis, who is the No. 1 seed in the Central Coast Section Open Division bracket. The Rams are hardly an undeserving top seed. Willow Glen ...

When I first saw Giotto’s fresco cycle “The Legend of St. Francis” in the upper church of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi—a small Italian town two hours from Rome by train—I ...

ST. LOUIS — A woman was killed Friday in a church collapse as two confirmed tornadoes touched down in the St. Louis area. The collapse happened at around 3 p.m. at Centennial Christian Church ...