Relics Archives

Shrine welcomes treasured items that belonged to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Mar 18, 2021

The faded black bonnet with its gently ruffled frill once framed the face of the nation’s first American-born saint.

Crown of Thorns will return to Notre Dame Cathedral for Good Friday

Apr 7, 2020

Nearly one year after a fire ravaged the famed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the city’s archbishop will briefly return to the cathedral its most prized relic, the Crown of Thorns, for veneration on Good Friday, the day in which Catholics commemorate Jesus’s suffering and death.

By Elise Ann Allen

Shroud of Turin to be shown via TV and social media for coronavirus outbreak

Apr 4, 2020

On Saturday the bishop of Italian diocese of Turin announced that after receiving several requests, he would expose what is believed to be Jesus’s burial shroud during Holy Week, allowing believers to venerate it through television and social media.

By Elise Ann Allen

Relic from Jesus’ manger arrives at Bethlehem new home

Nov 30, 2019

A tiny wooden relic believed to have been part of Jesus’ manger has returned to its permanent home in the biblical city of Bethlehem 1,400 years after it was sent to Rome as a gift to the pope.

By Associated Press

Vatican returns relic from Jesus’ manger to Holy Land

Nov 29, 2019

Christians on Friday celebrated the return to the Holy Land of a tiny wooden relic they believe was part of Jesus’ manger nearly 1,400 years after it was sent to Rome as a gift to the pope.

By Joseph Krauss

Veteran says ‘Little Flower’ kept him alive during months of bombing runs

Nov 10, 2019

One World War II veteran believes St. Therese kept him alive in the cockpit during six months of bombing runs that ended in 1944 when he reached the end of his tour of duty and returned to the United States.

By Dave Hrbacek

Pope wanted apostles’ relics united to encourage Christian unity

Sep 13, 2019

Pope Francis said giving fragments of St. Peter’s bones to the head of the church founded by Peter’s brother, St. Andrew, was meant to be a reminder and encouragement of the journey toward Christian unity.

By Carol Glatz