The Hidden Meaning of Assisi's San Damiano Cross, Moving to the Vatican for the Synod on Synodality
In celebration of this year’s Synod on Synodality, the San Damiano Cross moved to Saint Peter’s Square.
Jacqueline Burkepile is the editor for the English edition of ChurchPOP. She is a journalist, a former director of campus ministry, and a wife and mother.
In celebration of this year’s Synod on Synodality, the San Damiano Cross moved to Saint Peter’s Square.
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