Thread from the Virgin Mary's veil, chips of wood from the cross on which Christ was crucified, bits of bone and flesh from the bodies of church martyrs are all sealed in tiny lockets and displayed in ...

Father Jean-Marc Fournier, who became famous worldwide for his bravery during last year’s Notre Dame Cathedral fire, discusses the first anniversary of the tragedy and how he is ministering to the ...

This past week, I’ve come into contact with reminders of actual saints more than a few times. One of my kids asked for some money for Monday. I dug in my purse. In my wallet, I found a relic from ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Catholicism is steeped in ritual and spirituality. And Christ Cathedral, as it continues its transition into a center of worship for Orange County’s 1.3 ...

One of the greatest holy relics of the Orthodox world — the Belt of the Most Holy Mother of God, from the Vatopedi Monastery ...

Amy Surak, the archivist at Manhattan University in New York, oversees a collection of holy relics that have been accumulated by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a lay order of the Catholic ...

Eek alert! In Italy I saw many body parts of saints on display in basilicas and museums. They represent a centuries-old Roman Catholic belief that the bodies of saints manifest holiness, and therefore ...

The heart of revered St. Padre Pio — a holy relic enshrined in a silver box — is being hosted by the Archdiocese of Boston on its first trip outside Italy and is drawing worshipers hopeful of ...

Find today’s readings here. We know the visual: A Roman centurion stabs the crucified Christ in the side to confirm that he is dead, causing blood and water to pour forth from his wound. I have always ...

JERUSALEMJERUSALEM — Christians on Friday celebrated the return to the Holy Land of a tiny wooden relic they believe was part of Jesus’ manger nearly 1,400 years after it was sent to Rome as a gift to ...

People are driving hours to visit Blessed Trinity Catholic Church in Jacksonville and it’s not because of its architecture or history. It’s because of a relic that belongs to one of the Catholic ...