The Poor Clares follow the Rule of St. Clare — which was approved by Pope Innocent IV two days before Clare’s death in 1253 — and take vows of poverty, obedience, and chastity.

WE HAVE become accustomed to hearing the name of St Clare of Assisi alongside that of St Francis. Indeed, she referred to herself as his “little plant”. While she certainly flourished from the ...

Among the millions of tourists who have visited Assisi through the years were, unknown to each other then, two young girls: ...

Assisi, the medieval Italian town revered as the home of Saints Francis and Clare, is experiencing a new wave of pilgrim fervour. The focus of this burgeoning devotion? Carlo Acutis, a millennial ...

His influence on one follower, Clare of Assisi, led her to create a similar mendicant order for women. He met such prominent and powerful individuals as Pope Innocent III and Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil.

Francis & Clare of Assisi Catholic Church in the Center Grove area, whose was participating in a ministry focused on those needs. “It’s just awesome,” said Donna Kelker, a member at SS.

ASSISI, Italy (AP) — Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic Church’s most celebrated saints, Francis and Clare, but its newest ...

Agnes of Assisi, Clare’s sister who also became a Poor Clare soon after her sister, introduced their way of life to Spain. Soon monasteries in Belgium, France, and other European countries began ...

ASSISI, Italy (AP) — Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic Church’s most celebrated saints, Francis and Clare, but its newest ...