St. Francis’ Relics Returned to Crypt After Monthlong Veneration Draws 370,000 Pilgrims

St. Francis’ relics returned to crypt after monthlong veneration draws 370,000 pilgrims

(OSV News) -- Bells rang out over the hilltop town of Assisi on the night of March 22 as Franciscan friars closed the monthlong public veneration of the bones of St. Francis of Assisi, which drew more than 370,000 pilgrims from around the world to pray before the beloved saint. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna,

Public veneration of St. Francis of Assisi’s relics ends

After welcoming more than 370,000 visitors since its opening on February 22, the public veneration of St. Francis of Assisi’s mortal remains came to a ...

St Francis relics returned to crypt

Bells rang out over the hilltop town of Assisi on the night of 22 March as Franciscan friars closed the monthlong public veneration of the bones of St Francis of Assisi, which drew more than 370,000 pilgrims from around the world to pray before the beloved saint.

St. Francis' relics returned to crypt after monthlong veneration draws 370,000 pilgrims

Bells rang out over the hilltop town of Assisi on the night of March 22 as Franciscan friars closed the monthlong public veneration of the bones of St. Francis of Assisi, which drew more than 370,000 pilgrims from around the world to pray before the beloved saint. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna, who is president of the Italian bishops’ conference, presided over the closing Mass in the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. “In these extraordinary …

St. Francis' relics returned to crypt after monthlong veneration draws 370,000 pilgrims - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %

(OSV News) — Bells rang out over the hilltop town of Assisi on the night of March 22 as Franciscan friars closed the monthlong public veneration of the bones of St. Francis of Assisi, which drew more than 370,000 pilgrims from around the world to pray before the beloved saint. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna, who is president of the Italian bishops’ conference, presided over the closing Mass in the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. “In these e…