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Forensic experts to study ‘thousands of bones’ found in Vatican ossuaries

07/25/2019 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — During a search for the remains of a young Italian woman missing for more than 30 years, workers discovered an enormous number of bones inside two ossuaries in a building next to a Vatican cemetery. Further studies on the remains will be carried out starting July […]

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Vatican to open tombs looking for young woman missing since 1983

07/10/2019 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Vatican City State tribunal has ordered the opening of two tombs in a small Vatican cemetery at the request of the family of Emanuela Orlandi, a young woman who disappeared in 1983. Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican City resident and the daughter of a Vatican employee, […]

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