On October 4, 2025, Feast Day for St. Francis of Assisi, Friar Carlos Trovarelli, Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, announced the 800th Anniversary of the Easter of St. Francis. The solemn celebration and announcement, made on behalf of the Ministers General of the Franciscan Family, took place in the Lower Piazza of St. Francis in Assisi.
The Franciscan Family throughout the world decided to celebrate together this 800th anniversary of Saint Francis’ Easter as well as the culminating events of the last years of his life. The Centenary has been divided into four parts, reflecting on:
The official opening of the Centenary for the Easter of St. Francis will be on January 10, 2026, in the Basilica of Our Lady of Angels.
For the first time in public, the body of St. Francis will be displayed for the veneration of the faithful from February 22 to March 22, 2026.
The anniversary is intended to convey a message of life and hope to a world plagued by conflicts and challenges.
“St. Francis welcomed death as a sister. He experienced it as a final act of faith and love. His death reminds us that every human existence has an eternal meaning.”
