Catholic Philly

St. Francis’ Mission Lives on in Local Parishes, Ministries

In this Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi, the saint’s charisms of prayer and service are active in parishes named for ...
SFGate

The bones of St. Francis are going on public display, a mixed blessing for Assisi

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 ...
The Conversation

Bones of St Francis of Assisi go on display for the first time – here’s why it took 800 years

St Francis of Assisi, who founded the Franciscan order, is one of Catholicism’s most revered saints. After Christ and the Virgin Mary, he is the most depicted figure within Catholic art, literature ...
The New York Times

St. Francis’ Remains, Rarely Seen, Go on Display in Assisi

The bones of Italy’s patron saint will be shown to the public for a month, to mark the 800th anniversary of his death. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Assisi, Italy One of the first pilgrims to ...
CNN

Skeleton of St. Francis of Assisi goes on public display for first time

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 ...
Religion News Service

The bones of St. Francis are going on public display, a mixed blessing for Assisi

ASSISI, Italy (AP) — Already, nearly 400,000 people have registered to pray before the relics and Stoppini estimates the number could well reach a half-million before the bones go back into their tomb ...