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Casting two Netflix stars in this funny and astute modernisation of the life of Saint Clare of Assisi shows that the gulf between rich and poor never changes

Robert Prevost — now known as Leo XIV — has been announced as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church, becoming the first American-born cardinal to become Pope.

Assisi has long been a place of pilgrimage, but these days the faithful come not for Saint Francis but for a tech-savvy teen soon to become the first millennial saint.

Some in the small, medieval town famed for St Francis worry too many people will come because of ‘Millennial saint’ Carlo Acutis

Each year, if you happen to be in New York around Oct. 4, you may catch sight of something unusual: a whole menagerie of animals being welcomed into the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, from spaniels and parrots to even the occasional camel or cow.

It has been argued that the Italian Renaissance was “ignited by a single spark in the form of one man”, said Harry Seymour on Air Mail: Saint Francis of Assisi. Born into wealth in Umbria around 1181, Francis experienced a vision that led him to swap his “lavish lifestyle” for…

Cheerful, selfless Saint Francis is forcefully present in this enthralling show of art and imagery from the Renaissance to the present inspired by the muse, mystic and social radical

Saint Francis and his 800-year-old robes come to the rescue, AI collides with craft and Japanese tradition meets pop art

An excellent exploration of representations of the saint by artists from Caravaggio to Antony Gormley