Saturday 16 January |

Saint of the Day: Bl. Giuseppe Antonio Tovini

Relics

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?

THANOS' GAUNTLET

J-P Mauro

Thanos' Infinity Gauntlet looks eerily similar to a Catholic relic

Kathleen N. Hattrup

'He made straight for the relics': Firefighter chaplain saves Crown of Thorns

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Bret Thoman, OFS

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Philip Kosloski

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Kathleen N. Hattrup

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D'CRUZ FAMILY

Cerith Gardiner

Meet the family of 12 siblings with a very sp...