Catholic relics

The reliquaries for the jaw and tongue of a remarkable preacher.

In 2009, a famous tour came to London. Every day for several weeks, people queued in their thousands, huddled into little groups and raising flimsy umbrellas against the old city’s autumnal drizzle. Big Ben chimed another hour gone, the sun began to retreat behind clouds, but still, they waited, inching…

Anyone who is familiar with monotheistic religions like Catholicism is aware of the fact that the theology specifically dictates that ...

"In some cases, not enough of the original skeleton was found to enable the decorators to articulate the entire body. That was apparently the case here, and a wax face and mesh veil were fashioned over the skull."

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

The sacred heart relic of Saint Camillus de Lellis, founder of the Order of the Ministers of the Infirm (Camillians) and the universal patron of the sick, doctors, nurses, health workers are now touring the Philippines. Heart Relic of St. Camillus Fr. Dan Cancino, MI, of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines – Episcopal Commission on Healthcare said, the pilgrim tour serves as “a special moment for the sick to deepen their faith and devotion to St. Camillus.” Protected by a…

On January 7, the Orthodox Church [new claendar] celebrates the Synaxis of John the Baptist and the translation of his right hand from Antioch to Constantinople. According to the Church’ traditio…

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Saint Helena (also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople) The mother of Constantine the Great, born about the middle of the third century, possibly in Drepanum (later known as Helenopolis) on the Nicomedian Gulf; died about 330. She was of humble parentage; St. Ambrose, in his “Oratio de obitu Theodosii”, referred […]