In the Bull of Indiction for the upcoming Jubilee of 2025, Pope Francis recalled the Canticle of the Poverello of Assisi, exhorting us “to have the simple eyes of St. Francis, who in his Canticle of ...

Sept. 1 brings us “Creation Day,” also known as “Feast of Creation” or “World Day of Prayer for Creation.” This moment returns, like the seasons, timely, routine, but not taken for granted. It invites ...

and bears a likeness of You, Most High One. Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars, in heaven You formed them clear and precious and beautiful. If you are close to a member of the ...

In 2025, Franciscans celebrate the 800th anniversary of Francis of Assisi's "Canticle of the Creatures," also known as the "Canticle of the Sun." Believed to have been dictated by Francis between 1224 ...

This year marks the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi's composition of the "Canticle of the Creatures." The poetic and theologically rich prayer, which language historians consider to be one ...