The Shroud of Turin has gone on display for the first time in five years. The 4.3 metre shroud has been put on display this year to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of St John Bosco, whose work in Turin focused on poor youth. More than a million people from as far afield Read more
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The Shroud — not a painting, scorch or photo
Tuesday, March 31st, 2015
This June, Pope Francis will be making a pilgrimage to Turin, Italy, home of the famous Shroud of Turin, which many believe is the 2,000-year-old burial cloth of Jesus Christ. The pope’s June 21-22 visit will include time venerating the Shroud at the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. Francis will then visit the tomb Read more
Shroud of Turin opportunity for abortion reconciliation
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015
While the Shroud of Turin is displayed later this year, local priests have been given faculties to reconcile women who confess to having had an abortion. The goal of the special faculties granted by Turin’s Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia is to ensure that the public display of the shroud promotes conversion and healing. The shroud, which Read more
Study suggests Shroud of Turin figure crucified with hands above head
Friday, April 11th, 2014
A new study suggests the figure on the Shroud of Turin was crucified with his hands over his head, rather than to his side. The scientist leading the study suggested that being crucified in a “Y” shape would be very painful and would probably cause asphyxiation for the victim. Scientists at the Liverpool John Moores Read more
New evidence: Scientists claim Turin Shroud real
Friday, February 14th, 2014Radiation from an earthquake may be responsible for the mysterious Turin Shroud image many believe to be a depiction of Jesus Christ, scientists claim. An Italian team at the Politecnico di Torino, a well respected Italian University, claims the powerful magnitude 8.2 earthquake, which occurred in Old Jerusalem in the year 33 AD, would have Read more
Shroud of Turin now dated to time of Christ
Friday, April 5th, 2013
New tests conducted at the University of Padua have confirmed that the Shroud of Turin can be dated back to around the first century AD. This dating is compatible with the tradition that the cloth with the image of a crucified man imprinted on it is the one in which Jesus’ body was wrapped when Read more