In the dimly lit church, a Franciscan habit lay on a makeshift bier, with the Easter candle behind it symbolizing Christ’s resurrection from the dead.
St. Francis of Assisi
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In Assisi, cardinals and friars celebrate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’ death
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsROME (OSV News) — At the stroke of midnight Oct. 4, church bells tolled across the Italian hilltown of Assisi to mark the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’ death. The …
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Readings for Oct. 4, 2026, Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
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A spokesman for the Assisi basilica, invited churches around the world to ring their bells at the same time to commemorate the saint’s death.
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(OSV News) — In St. Clare’s day, society was shifting, there was greater disparity between rich and poor, migration was on the rise, and urban centers were booming. The world …
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“Dear young people,” Pope Leo said, “today Europe and the whole world are looking to you to be new saints. Dare to believe in the word of the Gospel.”
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Pope Leo XIV has a message for American teens gathered at the Steubenville Youth Conferences about where true joy is to be found.
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“Many families have managed to get by thanks to this animal, and now it seems we are forgetting that part of our history.”
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On Earth Day, a look at St. Francis of Assisi as patron of the environment
by Katie Yoderby Katie Yoder(OSV News) — St. Francis of Assisi was declared a saint nearly 800 years ago, just two years after his death. Not until much more recently — about 50 years ago …
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(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 …
