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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 ...

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The number of Roman Catholics is growing faster in Africa than anywhere else, according to the Vatican. The Vatican announced on Wednesday that Pope Leo XIV would make a 10-day trip to Africa in April ...

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

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

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.

For the first time in eight centuries, the mortal remains of St. Francis of Assisi are being exposed for an extended period ...

The remains of St. Francis of Assisi have gone on public display for the first time, marking 800 years since the saint’s ...