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Bones of St. Francis of Assisi
Go On Display for First Time

Feb 22, 2026 1:03 PM CST

Bones of St. Francis of Assisi Go On Display for First Time

Church intends viewing to renew message of peace and fraternity

(Newser) - 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 Christians of venerating a saint's relics. Nearly 400,000 people registered in advance in Italy to see the bone...

St. Francis' Remains Set for
Public Viewing After 800 Years

Oct 9, 2025 12:30 AM CDT

St. Francis' Remains Set for Public Viewing After 800 Years

His bones were hidden in Italian church for centuries

(Newser) - For the first time in history, the remains of St. Francis of Assisi are going on public display. The event is set to run from February 22 to March 22, 2026 at the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi, central Italy, marking 800 years since the saint's death...

Church Moves Teenager a Step From Sainthood

Millennial Teenager
Will Become a Saint

UPDATED

May 23, 2024 2:50 PM CDT

Millennial Teenager Will Become a Saint

Carlo Acutis 'used the internet in service of the Gospel'

(Newser) - Carlo Acutis is about to become the first millennial saint. The BBC reports Pope Francis on Thursday issued a decree recognizing a second miracle attributed to the teen, who died in 2006 at age 15 from leukemia. Acutis was beatified in 2020 after a first miracle was attributed to him:...

Scientists Think St. Francis Legend at Least Partly True

Scientists Think One Catholic
Legend Is Really True

NEW STUDY

Sep 25, 2017 8:37 AM CDT

Scientists Think One Catholic Legend Is Really True

Carbon tests prove at least part of myth linked to St. Francis of Assisi

(Newser) - Catholic lore has it that in the depths of the winter of 1224, things looked grim for a group of monks who, trapped by snow, were starving inside a friary in southern Italy. Then a knock at the door alerted the monks to a life-saving delivery: a sack of bread,...