Thousands of people lined up to pray at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome on Thursday, the location where Pope Francis ...

Discover Assisi up close! This 4K video takes you on an incredible walking tour through the most beautiful corners of this ...

LOS ANGELES — As Pope Leo XIV proclaimed 2026 as the Jubilee Year of St. Francis, Archbishop José H. Gomez has declared 15 ...

The Umbrian hill town boasts an abundance of medieval art and architecture but for many visitors, the real draw is the chance ...

What was once tied to a single small chapel in Italy is being extended to the faithful of Southern California.

Now, as Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed 2026 as the Jubilee Year for St. Francis, Archbishop José H. Gomez has declared 15 sites ...

Up to half a million pilgrims from around the world are expected to view the relics before they are put back into the saint’s tomb on March 22. Last Sunday, February 22, the mortal remains of St ...

In the Fioretti by Ugolino da Brunforte, which have come down to us from the 14th century, it is told how, one day, Saint Francis was questioned, 'almost proverbially', by Brother Maffeo da Marignano, ...

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 ...

The bones of St Francis of Assisi have gone on display for the first time, capping an 800-year saga over his bodily remains. The Franciscan Church has decided to put the remains on display for a month ...

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 ...

Pilgrims walk outside the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, Feb. 22, 2026. Credit: OSV News photo/Courtney Mares ASSISI, Italy (OSV News) — For the first time in eight centuries, the mortal ...