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Will Harvard return an alleged third-century relic of St. Sebastian to the Church?

June 17, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Harvard University. / Credit: Jon Bilous/Shutterstock

Boston, Mass., Jun 17, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).
As Harvard University undergoes the process of returning some of the thousands of Indigenous human remains in its possession to those with cultu… […]

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Blood of St. Januarius miraculously liquifies again

May 6, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Naples Archbishop Domenico Battaglia kisses the reliquary containing the blood of St. Januarius on May 4, 2024. / Credit: Chiesa di Napoli

ACI Prensa Staff, May 6, 2024 / 16:48 pm (CNA).
The miracle of the liquefaction of the blood of St. Janua… […]

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Chapel housing first-class Padre Pio relic to open in Kansas this weekend

February 10, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

The interior and side chapel of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Beloit, Kansas, which will house a first-class relic of St. Padre Pio starting Feb. 11, 2024. / Credit: Alan Holdren

CNA Staff, Feb 10, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA).
A foundation … […]

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Did you know that Netflix has a series on Catholic relics called ‘Mysteries of the Faith’?

February 4, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Netflix highlights the fire at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in France in 2019 in which the crown of thorns that the Roman soldiers placed on the Lord’s head was almost lost in a new series called “Mysteries of the Faith.” / Credit: “Mysteries of … […]

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St. Januarius’ blood miraculously liquifies again in Naples

December 18, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Januarius and the miracle of the liquefaction of his blood contained in a relic. / Credit: Wikipedia

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 18, 2023 / 18:40 pm (CNA).
The Archdiocese of Naples, Italy, announced that the miracle of the liquefaction of the bl… […]

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Relic of Saint John Paul II stolen from historic basilica

November 22, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Blessed Sacrament Basilica in Buenos Aires, Argentina. / Flickr/Luis Alveart (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov 22, 2021 / 13:07 pm (CNA).
The rector of the Polish Catholic Mission in Argentina, Father Jorge Jacek Twarog, reported S… […]

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