In Minnesota, US cardinals and pope’s ambassador decry mass deportations and call for reconciliation

Two American cardinals and the Vatican’s ambassador to the U.S. denounced the mass deportations in Minnesota under the federal government’s immigration crackdown.

Pope Leo to Visit Africa, Signaling Continent’s Importance to Catholicism

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 ...

An 800-year silence broken: St. Francis’ relics open for extended veneration

A 13th-century Italian friar, Francis is the patron saint of Italy and was the founder of the Franciscan order of the Friars ...
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Remains of St. Francis of Assisi go on public display after 800 years

Discover the legacy of St. Francis of Assisi as his remains go on public display for the first time, 800 years after his ...

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

The bones of St. Francis of Assisi have gone on public display for the first time. Nearly 400,000 people registered in advance to see the bone fragments.

St. Francis’s Remains, Rarely Seen, Go on Display in Assisi

The bones of Italy’s patron saint will be shown to the public for a month, to mark the 800th anniversary of his death.
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St Francis relics go on public show for first time in Italy

Saint Francis of Assisi's skeleton is going on public display from Sunday for the first time for the 800th anniversary of his death, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors.

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

Assisi is putting the bones of St. Francis on public display for the first time, and the Italian town is bracing for a crush of pilgrims.