Pope Francis celebrates the Eucharist at the tomb of St. Francis

Pope Francis celebrates the Eucharist at the tomb of St. Francis in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 3, 2020. The pope signed his new encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship,” at the end of the Mass.[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]On the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Bishop Toups asks that all of us become “instruments of peace” in our world as we show respect to every person even in the midst of our differences.[/dropshadowbox]