St. Francis’ relics open to public for first extended veneration in 800 years
byBy Courtney Mares , OSV News ASSISI, Italy (OSV News) — For the first time in eight centuries, the mortal remains of St. Francis…
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After leading ‘virtual’ Angelus, pope blesses crowd in St. Peter’s Square
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY— Pope Francis did not recite the Sunday Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St….