ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />Pope Francis arrives in Assisi, the central Italian hilltown where St. Francis, the saint venerated for his simplicity, poverty and love of nature, lived in the 12th century.<br/> <br />After arriving by helicopter, the pope greeted sick and disabled people cared for by the Serafico Institute, a religious charitable institution.<br/> <br />The pontiff visited the tomb of Saint Clare of Assisi, one of the founders of the Poor Clares religious order for women.<br/> <br />Saint Clare, who died in Assisi in 1253, was one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi and, taking his example, determined to live a life of absolute poverty and renounce all property.<br/> <br />Pope Francis also prayed at the tomb of St. Francis and celebrated Mass in Piazza San Francesco (St. Francis Square).
