GMA Network

Pinoy pilgrims flock to Assisi, Italy for display of Saint Francis' relics

A rare and deeply moving event drew thousands of faithful from across the globe to the hill town of Assisi, including ...
Catholic Standard

St. Francis’s relics returned to crypt after monthlong veneration draws 370,000 pilgrims

Bells rang out over the hilltop town of Assisi on the night of March 22 as Franciscan friars closed the monthlong public ...
Yahoo

Crowds flock to newest Catholic saint in Assisi — a millennial teen whose ordinariness is the draw

ASSISI, Italy (AP) — Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic Church’s most celebrated saints, Francis and Clare, but its newest — Carlo ...
National Catholic Register

Assisi Celebrates St. Francis’ Feast Day on 800th Anniversary of Two Significant Works

The beloved Italian saint was honored as the Rule of St. Francis and the creation of the Nativity scene in Greccio were commemorated. The faithful gather to celebrate the feast of St. Francis of ...