Sacred Mysteries: The relics of St Francis of Assisi, lost for centuries

Francis of Assisi, that lovable saint, was the subject of a very successful exhibition at the National Gallery in 2023. The exhibit I found most impressive was a sackcloth habit reputed to have been ...
The Boston Pilot

Pope sets Jubilee to mark 800th year since St. Francis' death; saint's body to be displayed

Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a special Jubilee Year coinciding with the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi. The Apostolic Penitentiary, a Vatican tribunal that deals ...
National Catholic Register

Pope Leo XIV Prays at Tomb of St. Francis of Assisi

Pope Leo XIV also traveled to the city of Montefalco, where he celebrated Mass in the monastery of the Augustinian nuns, which was erected in the 13th century. Pope Leo XIV visits the tomb of St.
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Giotto’s ‘The Legend of St. Francis’: Assisi’s Devotional Frescoes

When I first saw Giotto’s fresco cycle “The Legend of St. Francis” in the upper church of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi—a small Italian town two hours from Rome by train—I thought: Is this ...
The Catholic Register

Toronto pilgrims return with St. Carlo Acutis relic

Fr. Elissandro Marcelo Caldas, the pastor of Toronto's St. Norbert’s Parish, received the unexpected honour to accompany a holy relic of St. Carlo Acutis from Assisi, Italy, to St. Michael’s Cathedral ...