From the Basilica of Saint Anthony in Padua, the prayer for Pope Francis in these days is uniting the community of friars with so many faithful and pilgrims who, in great numbers, entrust the Holy Father to the Lord through the intercession of St.

The great participation of devotees in the procession that has been marking, for the past 760 years, the discovery of St Anthony’s Incorrupt tongue is taking place again

The friars of the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua remember Venerable Placido Cortese and Saint Maximilian Kolbe, two fellow friars martyred by the Nazis

Pope Francis’ initiative aimed at placing the Holy Scriptures at the centre of the Christian life

The Basilica of Saint Anthony in Padua and the great Family of St. Anthony are united in prayer

Liturgical events from 16 December to Epiphany