(OSV News) — Eight centuries ago, St. Francis of Assisi composed a poem that remains familiar today, inspiring hymns, art and the titles of two of the late Pope Francis’ …
St. Francis of Assisi
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Buried in Assisi, new saint is ‘true disciple’ of St. Francis, rector says
by Carol Glatzby Carol GlatzSoon-to-be St. Carlo Acutis is a fresh “shoot” budding from the 800-year-old spiritual “vine” of Sts. Francis and Clare in Assisi, said the rector of the shrine housing the millennial …
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The pope’s choice of “Francis” as his papal name signaled humility as well as solidarity with the saint, whom God commanded to “rebuild my church,” said a theology professor.
