Following a legal challenge to the Vatican, Archbishop of Wellington, Cardinal John Dew has withdrawn the decree of deconsecration of St Anthony of Padua Church, Martinborough. The news of deconsecration withdrawal came in a letter to Wairarapa Parish Priest Fr Bruce England and was distributed to the Martinborough community parishioners. With Dew recovering from an Read more
Researchers have created a reconstruction of the face of St Anthony of Padua, who died in the 13th century. A team of forensic researchers and the University of St Anthony of Padua’s Anthropology Museum used a digital copy of the saint’s skull. They applied the latest 3D technology to come up with what they called Read more
The relic of St Anthony of Padua has been stolen from a Southern California church on the 780th anniversary of the saint’s death. Parishioners of St Anthony’s Church are praying to Anthony, the patron Saint of lost things, for the speedy return of the relic. “It’s our history, so it’s irreplaceable,” Fr Jose Magana said. “It Read more