The bones of St. Francis of Assisi have gone on public display for the first time. Nearly 400,000 people registered in advance to see the bone fragments. They are contained in a slim, bulletproof Plexiglas case in the lower Basilica ....
ASSISI, Italy (AP) — Pilgrims will have yet another reason to visit the hilltop Umbrian town of Assisi, as the bones of St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval friar who inspired PopeFrancis and generations of Christians before him, go ....
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The entrance to the "Ultra Visibilia" exhibition on St. Peter'sTerrace is shown on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the dedication of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026 ... .