The Vatican is planning to end the Year of Faith with an unprecedented display of St Peter’s relics. It is the first time in history, the bones, believed to be those of first Bishop of Rome’s bones will leave the Vatican Grotto and be on display for public veneration. Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president for the Pontifical Read more
When Peter Koudounaris, an art historian was asked, “Are you interested in seeing a dilapidated old church in the forest with a skeleton standing there covered in jewels and holding a cup of blood in his left hand like he’s offering you a toast?” his’ answer was, “Yes, of course.” The skeleton, he learned, was Read more
New dating evidence supports claims that bones found under a church floor in Bulgaria could be those of John the Baptist — although of course they could equally well belong to his contemporary Fred the Goatherd. Nevertheless, it’s unusual to find holy relics that could possibly be what they claim, and the researchers say they’re Read more
