He’s a monumental jerk. A bare-chested vandal has toppled a statue of St. Francis of Assisi in the garden of a Brooklyn church twice in recent weeks — upsetting local worshipers who are eager ...

It doesn’t bode well, I’m thinking, that our dogs knocked over my beloved small statue of St. Francis in the front garden, situated where he can gaze protectively over the fields, resulting in ...

Social media famous and former St. Francis crimefighter K9 Bane will forever watch over his hometown as a bronze statue in recognition of his service to the city. The statue will be erected at the ...

On Friday, the St Francis community gathered to unveil a statue that honors police K9 Bane.The statue, which started as an idea from Bane’s handler Det. Holly McManus took just under a year to ...

LAWRENCE — He may have been the original Earth Day advocate and serves as the patron saint for animals, the environment and ecology in the Catholic faith. St. Francis of Assisi adored all of God ...

While the disease is terminal, Bane, who turns 12 in August, has been granted a form of immortality with the dedication of a bronze statue in his likeness at the St. Francis Civic Center on July 7.

AFTER CHASING A RABBIT, NOT BEING ABLE TO FREE HERSELF FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS, THE PERSON ULTIMATELY CALLED FOR HELP, NOTING THE CREATURE WAS ATTACHED TO A STATUE OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI.