SAINT FRANCIS
Assisi region of Italy braces for visitor influx as Jubilee year for Catholic devotees starts on Christmas Eve.
Some in the small, medieval town famed for St Francis worry too many people will come because of ‘Millennial saint’ Carlo Acutis
Meanwhile, the town’s tourism officials are using the opportunity to promote Assisi beyond its spiritual attractions, for example for its art, cultural events and Umbrian cuisine, or as a destination for hiking.