Who was St. Francis of Assisi, whom the Pope has named himself after?
Pope Francis, who is receiving treatment for pneumonia, has been in hospital since February 14. As he entered another week in hospital, hundreds of pilgrims travelled to Assisi, a hilltop town, to ...
Who’s St. Francis, whose love for the poor, creation, and peace inspires Pope Francis?
ASSISI, Italy — As Pope Francis entered his third week in a hospital battling pneumonia, hundreds of pilgrims continued to make their way to this hilltop town to pray at the tomb of St. Francis, the ...
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Crowds Flock to See 15-Year-Old “God’s Influencer,” the First Millennial Saint
Pilgrims visit Assisi to see Carlo Acutis, the 15-year-old “God’s influencer,” set to be canonized as the first millennial ...
Catholics flock to see body of ‘God’s Influencer’ Brit teen entombed in glass as he’s set to be ‘first millennial saint’
GOD-fearing Catholics gathered in scores to get a glimpse of the first millennial saint-to-be whose body is being preserved ...
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The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
If you're an architecture buff, take some time to check out the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, which was constructed beginning in 1869. Located a block east of the Santa Fe Plaza ...
Crowds flock to see body of British teen who became ‘patron saint of the internet’
Catholics flooded a church in the medieval town of Assisi in Italy, where the preserved remains of Carlo Acutis are on view ...
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Who’s St. Francis, whose love for the poor, creation, and peace inspires Pope Francis?
Dora Pell, a 75-year-old pilgrim from England, went walking in the woods around Assisi beloved by St. Francis and called it as moving as sitting by his tomb in the Basilica of St. Francis on the ...
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Who’s St. Francis, whose love for the poor inspires Pope Francis?
ASSISI, Italy — As Pope Francis entered his third week in a hospital battling pneumonia, hundreds of pilgrims continued to make their way to this hilltop town to pray at the tomb of St. Francis, the ...