Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan is in Assisi right now on a retreat!
The shepherd of the Brooklyn Diocese traveled with 12 other priests to the central Italian town, where they met the Bishop of Assisi, Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino, and visited the exact spot where St. Francis of Assisi received his stigmata, or Christ-like wounds!
For the next 12 days, the group will visit various other sites around Italy and Rome, and will even attend a general audience with Pope Francis!
Bishop Brennan spoke about the trip so far on his podcast, Big City Catholics.
A truly touching moment of the trip so far was when they supported one of their own at St. Peter’s Basilica! They attended a transitional diaconate ordination for 15 men on Thursday, and one of them hails from the Diocese of Brooklyn!