Crowds flock to newest Catholic saint in Assisi — a millennial teen whose ordinariness is the draw
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the ...
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How long has Pope Francis been the pope?
Bergoglio accepted the name Pope Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th century Italian who gave up his possessions and wealth and dedicated his life to the poor. Since he was elected ...
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Over 10 mn tourists to visit Italy 'presepi'
Many of these will be living presepi for which the Bel Paese is rightly famed, starting with the iconic nativity scene founded in the northern Lazio village of Greccio by St Francis of Assisi in 1223.