NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- A religious order in New York is offering what you could call "faith at your fingertips." The Franciscan Friars are now accepting prayer requests by text message. At the church ...

The prayer meeting was scheduled for October to mark the anniversary of the first Prayer for World Peace but had to be postponed because of flooding. For Catholics, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus and ...

A Feb. 24 appeal, co-signed by the city’s mayor and five priests, called for a return to dialogue and negotiation and expressed sympathy with people suffering the consequences of war. The Basilica of ...

VATICAN CITY-- Pope Benedict XVI and representatives of the world's major religions will make speeches and sign a common commitment to peace when they meet in Assisi in October, but they will not pray ...

This month’s meeting of world religious leaders in Assisi will downplay prayer as a feature of the event and will not contain inter-religious prayers. “The emphasis this time is on pilgrimage and not ...

The world is thirsting for peace and for an end to abuses of power and indifference to the rule of law, Pope Leo XIV said at ...

ASSISI, Italy --Religious leaders from around the world have joined Pope John Paul II for a daylong prayer for peace following the events of September 11. Concerned by the impact of the U.S. terrorist ...

Saint Francis of Assisi, an important figure in the Roman Catholic Church, was born into a life of wealth and luxury but traded that for a life of poverty. The exchange was made after he reportedly ...

On the 60th anniversary of the Conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate, the pontiff joined other religious leaders in the meeting ...

Pope Francis will travel to Assisi on Sept. 20 to participate in the closing session of the World Day of Prayer for Peace. This event first took place 30 years ago, when St. John Paul II invited the ...

Religious leaders hold oil lamps during the gathering for peace outside the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi Oct. 27. Pictured from left are: Anglican Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury; ...

St. Francis of Assisi's remains will be displayed at his basilica in Italy during 2026 to commemorate 800 years since the beloved saint's death in 1226.