Thousands attend funeral of modern-day St. Francis in Italy
Biagio Conte, a lay missionary based in Palermo, is seen doing a pilgrimage in a almost deserted street on March 20, 2020, in Palermo, Italy. Conte died Jan. 12, 2023, and his Jan. 17, 2023, funeral in Palermo was attended by thousands. / Photo by Tullio Puglia/Getty ImagesCNA Newsroom, Jan 17, 2023 / 15:30 pm (CNA).Thousands of people attended the Jan. 17 funeral of Biagio Conte, the lay missionary founder of the Hope and Charity Mission who was also known as a "modern-day St. Francis."Corrado Lorefice, archbishop of Palermo, Italy, and primate of Sicily, was the main celebrant of t...
Source: myspiritfm.com