Wednesday 21 April |

Saint of the Day: St. Anselm of Canterbury

Relics

New Zealand’s Christchurch Cathedral

J-P Mauro

New Zealand church demolition yields trove of Catholic relics

SETON SHRINE

J-P Mauro

Relics of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton are headed to her national shrine

RELIC

John Burger

Pope John Paul II relic stolen from Italian cathedral

Maria stein shrine

J-P Mauro

Venerate 1,200 Catholic saints’ relics at the Maria Stein Shrine

CROWN OF THORNS

Lucien de Guise

Christ’s Crown of Thorns has survived war, revolution, and Notre Dame’s fire

St. Eanswythe

J-P Mauro

Bones of 7th-century English saint identified

CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL

J-P Mauro

St. Thomas Becket’s bloodied tunic to return to Canterbury

HOLY LANCE

J-P Mauro

Where is the true Holy Lance, which pierced the side of Christ?

BATTLE ABBEY

Zelda Caldwell

“Santa’s finger bone” among list of relics given to English monastery

RELIC

Louise Almeras

A relic from Jesus’ manger has returned to Bethlehem

IRON CROWN

J-P Mauro

The Iron Crown of Lombardy: The third-class relic that crowned 47 Holy Roman Emperors

ŚWIĘTY FRANCISZEK Z ASYŻU

J-P Mauro

This is the actual tunic worn by St. Francis of Assisi

CROWN OF THORNS

J-P Mauro

Crown of Thorns makes second appearance since Notre Dame fire

EXPO

John Burger

New data questions finding that Shroud of Turin was medieval hoax

TREASURES OF THE CHURCH

Patty Knap

Traveling exhibit shares 150 ancient relics of Catholic saints

Ponte Sant`Angelo

J-P Mauro

Tracking the journey of the Holy Sponge that gave Christ his last sip of wine

John Burger

Relics of Fatima saints stolen from Italian church

MACCABEES RELICS

Stephen Beale

Relics from the biblical Maccabees are housed in Cologne Church

PADRE PIO RELICS

J-P Mauro

Padre Pio’s relics will tour the US and Canada twice in 2019

VERONICA'S VEIL

J-P Mauro

Does this Italian hilltop shrine have the true relic of Veronica’s veil?

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KIDS,WATERMELON,BEACH

Cerith Gardiner

New study shows that these 2 childhood habits make you a happier ...

EUCHARIST

Philip Kosloski

5 Fascinating facts about Jesus in the Eucharist

SPANISH FLU

Bret Thoman, OFS

What Padre Pio saw in the Spanish Flu of 1918

MASS

Philip Kosloski

5 Essential things used at Mass and their symbolism

PADRE PIO

Philip Kosloski

Padre Pio’s favorite prayer of petition

PRINCE PHILIP

Cerith Gardiner

The lasting lesson from the late Prince Philip

Eric Clapton, Luciano Pavarotti, East London Gospel Choir

Hear Clapton and Pavarotti sing a prayer to the “Holy Mothe...