As tradition dictates, for the Feast of Saint Francis a Region—on behalf of all Italy—offers the oil for the votive lamp that burns before the Saint’s tomb, in the crypt of the Basilica that bears his name. This year it...
nauguration of the Eighth Centenary of the Death of Saint Francis.The Franciscan families and the Church in Assisi gather in prayer to commemorate the encounter between Francis of Assisi and Sister Death, thus officially opening the centenary celebrations. Follow the...
As is customary, the Franciscan community of the Conventual Friars Minor of the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi organizes the event entitled “Courtyard of Francis,” in which fraternity—the true legacy of Saint Francis of Assisi—is celebrated and explored as...
