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Pope Leo XIV used the Sunday Angelus to connect the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi's death to the ongoing Franciscan Jubilee Year, urging global peace. Italy marked the occasion with a national holiday and state ceremonies in Assisi, while commentators highlight the saint's legacy of community and ecological care as relevant to modern divisions.
Saint Francis of Assisi’s remains are on public display in a nitrogen-filled case at the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi for the first time as a full public viewing, running until March 22 and attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors, with tight security and preservation measures in place.
Relics believed to be St. Francis are moved from the crypt to a nitrogen-filled glass case for a month of public viewing in Assisi to mark the saint’s 800th death anniversary, drawing hundreds of thousands of pilgrims and prompting security and local-impact considerations.
Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a yearlong Jubilee of St. Francis to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the saint’s death, running from Jan. 10, 2026 to Jan. 10, 2027, with plenary indulgences for Catholics who visit Franciscan sites and participate in the celebrations. The Pontiff also announced the first public display of St. Francis’ body at the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi from Feb. 22 to Mar. 26, as part of the jubilee events that emphasize peace, charity, and care for creation.
Carlo Acutis, a teenager who used the internet to promote eucharistic miracles and died at 15, is being canonized as the first millennial saint, inspiring devotion worldwide and symbolizing the church's connection with the digital generation.