The remains of St. Francis of Assisi have gone on public display for the first time, marking 800 years since the saint’s death. The skeleton of the saint was exhumed from its sarcophagus in the crypt ...

Nearly 400,000 people pre-registered to see the bones of St. Francis of Assisi in the hilltop town in Italy's Umbria. The remains of Italy's patron saint date back to the 13th century. For the first ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Nearly 400,000 registered visitors will see St. Francis of Assisi’s bones on public display for the first time ...

ASSISI, Italy (AP) — The bones of St. Francis of Assisi went on public display for the first time Sunday, capping an 800-year saga over his bodily remains and confirming the enduring appeal to ...

Hundreds of thousands of visitors expected for month-long display of 13th-century saint’s remains Saint Francis of Assisi’s skeleton is going on full public display from Sunday for the first time, in ...

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 ...

Nearly 400,000 people are expected to venerate the saint’s relics while on public display through March 22. Pilgrims venerate St. Francis of Assisi's relics in the lower church of the Basilica of St.

The skeleton is being displayed in a nitrogen-filled plexiglass case in front of the altar at the lower church of Assisi's basilica The remains of Italy's patron saint, St Francis of Assisi, have gone ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. St. Francis’ bones are publicly displayed in Assisi for the first time, attracting pilgrims to commemorate the ...