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October 9, 2020

Editorial: The world of ‘us’

Editorial: The world of ‘us’

It has been 794 years since St. Francis of Assisi left this Earth, but you can find his fingerprints all over the Pope’s latest encyclical, Fratelli Tutti .

Published in Editorial
December 6, 2018

Charles Lewis: Catholic books that top my Christmas list

Charles Lewis: Catholic books that top my Christmas list

I love making lists. It is how I fall asleep at night. Sometimes I try to name every baseball club and at least one player from each team, or think of 10 music albums I would bring with me should I ever be sent to an offshore penal colony or to the opera.

Published in Register Columnists
January 5, 2016

Away in a manger: Pope makes secret stop at Nativity scene's birthplace

Pope Francis prays in front of a Nativity scene during a Jan. 4 surprise visit to the Franciscan shrine in Greccio, Italy.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis made a surprise visit to the place where his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, created the world's first Nativity scene.

Published in Vatican
December 20, 2015

Some Christmas saints you may not know

To most, St. Francis of Assisi is remembered as the patron saint of animals and founder of the Franciscan order. But he is also credited with originating the tradition of the Nativity scene.

The lives of the saints are a huge part of Christian tradition and there are many who we associate with the Christmas season. You probably know the story of St. Nicholas. There’s also, of course, the Nativity story and the birth of Christ, with Mother Mary, St. Joseph and St. Gabriel the Archangel.

But do you recall the least known Christmas saints of them all? Here are just a few.

Published in Christmas
June 4, 2015

Encyclical named after St. Francis prayer to be released June 18

Men collect fuel oil from rocks April 23 following an oil spill along Veneguera beach in Spain's Canary Islands. Few papal encyclicals have been as eagerly awaited as Pope Francis' upcoming statement on the environment to be published June 19.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment, "Laudato Sii" (Praised Be), a line from St. Francis of Assisi's "Canticle of Creatures," will be released June 18, the Vatican press office announced.

Published in International