Thursday 25 April |

The Feast of Saint Mark

Relics

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

SAINT MARGARET'S RELIC

J-P Mauro

Archaeologists remove Scottish heroine St. Margaret’s relic to learn more about her life

JOHN PAUL II SHRINE;WASHINGTON DC

J-P Mauro

Visit the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, DC

Santa Maria e San Donato a Murano

Daniel Esparza

Church in Italy preserves the remains of a saintly dragon slayer … and the dragon he slayed

Agnolo Gaddi

Isabelle Cousturie - France

What happened to the True Cross of Christ?

PADRE PIO RELIC

Philip Kosloski

4 Quick facts about the veneration of relics

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