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 ...
The Daily Independent

IN YOUR VIEW: Positive replacement

The man we know today as Francis of Assisi was born in central Italy near the end of the twelfth century. As a child of a wealthy cloth maker, Francis grew into a well-educated and worldly young man.
National Catholic Register

Remains of St. Francis of Assisi to Be Publicly Displayed for First Time

For the first time, the body of St. Francis of Assisi will be visible to all, from Feb. 22 to March 22, 2026. This religious and historical event was announced on the memorial of the saint of Assisi ...
National Catholic Register

Following Francis' Footsteps: How Assisi Protected Jews During World War II, Part I

ASSISI, ITALY — For almost eight centuries, pilgrims venerating St. Francis have come to the picturesque hilltop town of Assisi, 100 miles northeast of Rome, where the saint was born in 1182. Here was ...
The Manila Times on MSN

Pope Leo XIV cheered at Assisi, says faithful called to become 'artisans of peace'

ASSISI, Italy — Pope Leo XIV was cheered by thousands of young people on Thursday before celebrating Mass in the central ...
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 ...
Crux

Pope’s inter-faith summit in Assisi belongs to an ongoing revolution

Pope John Paul II attends an interreligious peace meeting in Assisi, Italy, in this Oct. 27, 1986, file photo. (Credit: CNS/Osservatore Romano.) Listen When Pope Francis travels to Assisi next Tuesday ...