Tomb of St Francis in the
Basilica di San Francesco,
Assisi. Photo: Wikimedia
Commons / José Luiz
Bernardes Ribeiro Recently, I had the privilege of leading a retreat for English-speaking priests in Assisi during a particularly significant Jubilee year for followers of St Francis. This year marks the 800th anniversary of his death at the Portiuncula, the small chapel at the heart of the first Franciscan community. St Francis died there on the evening…
