October 4th will once again be a national holiday in Italy. It will honor the country\u2019s patron saint, Saint Francis of Assisi, whose liturgical feast is celebrated by the Catholic Church on that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is part of a bill that has received approval from both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. However, it will not take effect this year, but in 2026, marking 800 years since the death of the saint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Italy\u2019s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, was quick to praise the decision. This holiday was first introduced to the Italian calendar in 1958 and was later abolished in 1977, along with other dates, during a period of austerity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The founder of the Franciscan Order is one of the most beloved saints in Italy. He gave up his family's wealth to live in poverty and is also known for his promotion of peace. But the pope with the strongest personal connection to the saint was Pope Francis himself, who chose his papal name in honor of him, so as not to forget the poor during his pontificate. Italy restores the national holiday of Saint Francis of Assisi, starting in 2026<\/p>\n October 4th will once again be a national holiday in Italy. It will honor the country\u2019s patron saint, Saint Francis of Assisi, whose liturgical feast is celebrated by the Catholic Church on that day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":758,"featured_media":81426,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7y_asY26hUQ","video_descarga":"https:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bfesta4ottobreitaliaeng.mp4","international_url":"https:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bfesta4ottobreitaliaint.mp4","type":"bn","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81425"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/758"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81425"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81526,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81425\/revisions\/81526"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
I welcome with joy and satisfaction the news of the Senate\u2019s final approval of the bill that reintroduces, after 50 years, October 4th \u2014 the day we celebrate Saint Francis, Patron of Italy \u2014 as a national holiday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Assisi, the city where he was born in 1182, has become a major pilgrimage site in Italy. Several popes have visited the town, including the last three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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