Photos from Assisi as the bones of St. Francis go on display
Photos from Assisi as the bones of St. Francis go on display
GREGORIO BORGIA Sun, February 22, 2026 at 11:40 AM UTC
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1 / 0Italy St. Francis Death AnniversaryPilgrims leave after they honored the bones of St. Francis during the first public display inside the St. Francis Basilica, marking the 800th anniversary of the saint's death, in Assisi, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ()
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 Pope Francis and generations of Christians before him, go on public display for the first time.
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