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.
National Catholic Reporter

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

The bones of St. Francis of Assisi went on public display for the first time Sunday, capping an 800-year saga over his bodily remains and confirming the enduring appeal to Christians of venerating a ...
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 ...
Spectrum News NY1

Pope Leo XIV names Bishop Ronald Hicks as new archbishop of New York

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday announced a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York, tapping Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois to lead one of the nation’s largest and most influential ...
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 ...
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Skeleton of St. Francis of Assisi is now on public display for first time

Nearly 400,000 people have reserved spots to view the saint's remains.