A Catholic relic hailing from Rome is expected to draw capacity crowds in North Jersey churches this month. Purported to be part of an arm bone from St. Jude Thaddeus, one of the Catholic faith's 12 ...

A few feet before the altar inside St. Michael Catholic Church, schoolchildren file past a large glass case, some making the Sign of the Cross, others reverently folding their hands, looking inside ...

A holy relic of St. Maria Goretti -- her skeletal remains encased in a wax effigy -- were venerated in Belleville in 2015 as part of a U.S. Tour. Provided Provided American author Raymond Carver once ...

This Christmas, a Morton Grove church is celebrating the arrival of two Catholic holy relics, including one from St. Luke, a key figure in Christianity and author of a gospel that tells the story of ...

Substantial collection includes key figure of Easter. Clockwise from left: Father Joseph Marquis holds a relic of St. Joseph; Father Mitch Pacwa offers a blessing with a reliquary holding a relic of ...

Recently, a visitor to a Wisconsin monastery entered a dimly lit chapel to pray. He noticed near the altar a mysterious, folded parchment in a brass reliquary with a faded wax seal. The monks seemed ...