Pope Francis smiles to faithful gathered in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican to follow his weekly general audience on August 26, 2015.(credit: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The visit by Pope Francis coming next week has generated a lot of pride at a small college in Brooklyn.
As WCBS 880’s Peter Haskell reported, Pope Francis and St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights are linked by the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi.
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“We have great, great satisfaction and happiness that we are sharing with the name of St. Francis of Assisi together,” said the Rev. Brian Jordan, the chaplain at the school.
