Il cammino dei pellegrini verso San Francesco

From February 22nd to March 22nd, Assisi welcomes hundreds of thousands of faithful for the display of the remains of Saint Francis, an extraordinary event marking the eighth centenary of the saint's death. Nearly 400,000 pilgrims from around the world are expected for the first public veneration of the body, which is kept in a shrine visible to all inside the Basilica. Report by Vincenzo Diocleziano We at the press were granted a preview of the route the pilgrims will take before reaching the Saint: a carefully planned spiritual journey to accompany the faithful until the moment of veneration. A journey of anticipation, meditation, and devotion that passes through the symbolic sites of the Basilica before the encounter with Saint Francis.