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St. Francis' relics on display in Assisi draw 400,000 pilgrims
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St. Francis' relics on display in Assisi draw 400,000 pilgrims

PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2026

Assisi is putting the bones of St. Francis on public display for the first time, and the town is bracing for a huge crush of pilgrims.

Assisi is putting the bones of St. Francis on public display for the first time, and the town is bracing for a huge crush of pilgrims.

ASSISI, Italy (AP) — The bones of St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval friar who inspired Pope Francis and generations of Christians before him, are going on public display for the first time, giving his hilltop Umbrian hometown yet another reason to ... [4889 chars]

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