2012-10-04 10:21:01

Insights into the figure of St Francis of Assisi


(Vatican Radio) He is famous for the Canticle of Brother Sun and Sister Moon and in the words of Pope John Paul, this saint not only "became a brother to every human being but to all animate and inanimate creatures." Francis of Assisi, whose feast-day we celebrate this week, is one of the world’s most famous and best-loved saints who is honoured as the patron saint of ecology and animals and birds. But why did St. Francis have such a powerful influence and what is it that attracts somebody to become a Franciscan friar today?

Vatican Radio's Susy Hodges spoke to John Quigley, a Franciscan friar and long-time activist in the field of human rights, justice and ecology, who leads groups of pilgrims to Assisi each year to retrace the footsteps of St. Francis.

Listen to the extended interview: RealAudioMP3








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