"A statue of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first American saint, will replace a statue of Christopher Columbus at Arrigo Park in Chicago — an area known as Little Italy — Chicago Park District officials announced Feb. 18.

Cabrini, who served poor Italian immigrants in Chicago, received roughly 38% of the almost 4,000 votes cast during an online contest to pick three nominees for the honor."

Please head over to EWTN News to read the full post

Question to ponder: What aspect of St Frances' life do you find most interesting?

Photo by Nick Castelli on Unsplash