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370,000 pilgrims venerated St. Francis of Assisi’s relics during unprecedented exposition
March 24, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: Over 370,000 pilgrims made their way to Assisi for the unprecedented exposition of St. Francis’s remains for veneration.
For the first time since the saint’s death in 1226, the saint’s remains were on public display from February 22 to March 22, during the current Year of Saint Francis. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna, president of the Italian Episcopal Conference, celebrated the closing Mass on March 22.
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