In December 2023, Christophe Grunenwald, a knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem since 2000, was given a special task of representing his order at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. His task is in fact a major duty
In a side chapel of the Basilica of St. Praxedes in Rome sits a fragment of black and white stone. It is claimed to be the Column of Flagellation, a piece of the pillar at which Jesus was scourged, brought back to
Nearly 3,500 of the faithful came from as far as Maine and Maryland and waited over two hours to view 200 relics of Jesus, the Holy Family, and various saints, martyrs and blesseds exhibited at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Oratory in
For the first time, first-class relics of the Blessed Ulma family — a Polish Catholic family murdered by the Nazis for secretly sheltering Jews during the Second World War — are coming to the United States. Catholics are invited to venerate the
Pilgrims have long been drawn to the Cathedral in Aachen, Germany to venerate the Infant Jesus’ swaddling clothes. Allison Barrick explains how these simple strips of cloth carry deeper insight into the person of Jesus, the Holy Family and Christ’s salvific mission.
The Roman Catholic Church of St. Nicholas in Kyiv, part of the Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, celebrated a patronal Mass Dec. 6, after which the faithful had an opportunity to venerate the relics of the St. John Paul II.
A reader asks: “After cautioning a family member to keep our loved one’s cremains intact, I find it hard to understand why the dismembering of a saint’s body is allowed, especially when body parts are often sent to different locations.” In response,
Pilgrim groups were pouring in from all over the world to Lisieux -- including pilgrims from the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Australia and all over Europe. Not many of them however may know that one of the most devout worshippers of "The
Several sites in the United States are home to vast collections of saint relics. The Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics in Maria Stein, Ohio, is home to over 1,100 relics in 970 reliquaries representing 900 saints. It is one of
St. Jude may be best known in the United States for being the patron saint of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, a cancer treatment center founded by Lebanese-American entertainer Danny Thomas. Thomas credited St. Jude -- also well known among