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 ...
Religion News Service

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

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 March 22.
America Magazine

St. Francis’ relics open to public for first extended veneration in 800 years

The bones of the beloved saint were unveiled for public display Feb. 22 in the Lower Church of the Basilica of St. Francis of ...
cathstan.org

Why do the bones of St. Francis draw hundreds of thousands of pilgrims?

Eight hundred years after his death, the bones of St. Francis of Assisi have been placed on public display for the first extended public viewing in history, drawing hundreds of thousands of pilgrims ...
Catholic Standard

St. Francis’s relics open to public for first extended veneration in 800 years

For the first time in eight centuries, the mortal remains of St. Francis of Assisi are being exposed for an extended period of public veneration, drawing hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around ...
Religion News Service

Display of St. Francis of Assisi's bones confirms enduring appeal of relics for Christians

The Franciscans decided to exhibit the bones for one month, through March 22, to honor the 800th anniversary of St. Francis ’ death in 1226.