Sacred Hearts Sister Jane Francis Leandro kisses a first-class relic of St. Junipero Serra July 5 during the Diocese of Honolulu’s monthly holy hour for vocations at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. The event recognized the saint’s July 1 feast day and the work of Serra International, an organization named after the Franciscan missionary to […]
It’s the ‘talus,’ not the ‘calcaneus’
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The first-class relic of St. Damien displayed for veneration in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace May 10, the 150th anniversary of the saint’s arrival to Molokai is not a “heelbone,” as described in a story on the event in the May 26 Hawaii Catholic Herald. It […]
Vatican sends relic of the true cross to coronation of King Charles
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As Britain’s King Charles III walks into Westminster Abbey for his coronation, he will walk behind a processional cross containing a relic of Christ’s cross given to the king by Pope Francis. While the Vatican provided no official details of the gift April 19, an official […]