(RNS1-DEC29) Detail of St. Francis of Assisi from “Madonna Enthroned with the Child, St. Francis and four Angels,” a fresco executed by Giovanni Cimabue between 1278-80 for the lower church of St. Francis Basilica in Assisi, Italy. See RNS-FRANCIS-ASSISI, transmitted Dec. 29, 2005. Religion News Service photo courtesy of the Custodian of St. Francis Basilica in Assisi.