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April 21, 2019

In search of Christ’s face

The Holy Face of Manoppello is pictured on display at the shrine in Manoppello, Italy. Devotees believe the cloth was one of the burial shrouds that covered the face of Jesus in the tomb.

MANOPPELLO, ITALY - At the Shrine of the Holy Face in Manoppello, visitors see a transparent cloth encased between two glass panes within an ornate silver frame above the sanctuary’s altar.

Published in Easter
April 26, 2015

Turin expecting millions of pilgrims for shroud exposition

The Shroud of Turin is displayed during a preview for journalists at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, April 18. A public exposition of the shroud, believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus, runs from April 19 through June 24, 2015.

TURIN, Italy - A thin white cloth draped over the glass-covered Shroud of Turin was pulled down and billowed to the floor, marking the official opening of the venerated icon’s exposition to the public.

Published in Vatican