Plan a spring escape to Assisi for the Calendimaggio festival, Saint Francis’s basilica and hermitage, and satisfying Umbrian ...

The bones of St Francis of Assisi, the revered medieval friar who inspired Pope Francis and generations of Christians, are going on public display for the first time. But the month-long exhibition, ...

Christians are encouraged to make a prayerful pilgrimage during the Year of St. Francis. The University of Saint Francis in ...

The remains of St. Francis of Assisi have gone on public display for the first time, marking 800 years since the saint’s death. The skeleton of the saint was exhumed from its sarcophagus in the crypt ...

ASSISI, Italy (AP) — The bones of St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval friar who inspired Pope Francis and generations of Christians before him, are going on public display for the first time, giving ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From Sunday, February 22, until March 22, in the lower church of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, pilgrims will be able — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The remains of St Francis of Assisi, one of the Catholic Church's best-known saints, is on display in the Basilica of St Francis ...

ASSISI – The bones of St. Francis of Assisi went on public display for the first time Sunday, capping an 800-year saga over his bodily remains and confirming the enduring appeal to Christians of ...

The Umbrian hill town boasts an abundance of medieval art and architecture but for many visitors, the real draw is the chance ...