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
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
Radiation 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
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