Society

Anthony has now donned the Franciscan habit, leaving behind him the security of his life with the Augustinians

Our author begins a new series on the use of animal imagery in our Saint’s sermons and their relationship to the moral life

As Jesus admonished his followers to hide their good works so did Francis and Anthony instruct their followers to do the same

 THE FIRST COVID-19 lockdowns in Italy began around February 21, 2020, covering some municipalities in Lombardy and one in the Province of Padua. Two weeks later, after a significant rise in the number of cases and deaths from the pandemic, the quarantine measures were expanded to the entire country, affecting the health, the mood, the needs, the work… and the faith of about 60 million people...

We begin our year-long series on the 800th anniversary of St Anthony’s vocation by examining his personality in comparison with that of St Francis

What is the world’s most destructive illness? Cancer? Heart disease? Stroke? Our writer investigates