St. Thomas Aquinas’ skull just went on tour − here’s what the medieval saint himself would have said about its veneration
In a short but poignant text from his best-known work, ‘Summa Theologiae,’ Aquinas explained his views on venerating relics.
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'Altar tent' discovery puts Islamic art at the heart of medieval Christianity
Gigante, therefore, believes that the real tent was adapted to serve as a 'tetravela', altar-curtains. "If the real tent was only erected in the church ... belonged to St Thomas Becket, Archbishop ...
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Hopkins altar finds new home at St. Therese of Corcoran
DAVE HRBACEK | THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT When a new senior housing and care facility opened in Corcoran, its leaders wanted to make a concrete connection with the Catholic Church. They settled for granite, ...
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Man ransacks altar at St. Peter’s Basilica, knocking over candelabra worth thousands of dollars
A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over ... takes place during the Catholic Church’s jubilee year, with 32 ...
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Man Attacks High Altar of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican
A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter ... the law that regulates the Catholic Church, establishes in canon 1210 that “in a sacred place” such as St. Peter’s Basilica, “only ...
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India: Spectacular fireworks display lights up church festival, drawing huge crowd
The Chalakudy Ambu Vedikettu, a spectacular fireworks festival at a church, attracted thousands of onlookers. The firework ...