The best account we have is the Life of St. Patrick by a scholar named Muirchú. This hagiography–or biography of a saint–was ...

The objects are indeed real – they are the centuries-old skeletal, human remains exhumed from Rome's underground catacombs.

They are not divine. Adoration of the saints has never been nor will ever be part of Catholic teaching or prayer. We venerate the saints. Veneration is the honor due to the excellence or ...

The Litany of the Saints is sung during the procession. (This is the often the favorite part of the Liturgy.) Veneration of Relics - The presiding priest or deacon first incenses the reliquary ...

For this the angels as much as people venerate and honor her with prayers, hymns, church services and eulogies. Similarly the Archangel Gabriel greeted her at the annunciation (Luke 1:28-29) as well ...

The veneration of saints’ relics, or remains, has always been an integral part of the religious experience in Ireland, as elsewhere. Despite declining Church attendance, millions of Irish people ...

We will investigate the power of relics and how their veneration developed alongside that of Christian saints. We will explore the purpose of reliquaries, and the varied ways they reveal, conceal and ...

Saint Josse is mentioned in Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale'. The veneration of Saints Relics is an anachronistic and yet persistant aspect of Roman Catholic worship. Miracles continue to be ...

patron saint of Mexico, the world's second-biggest Catholic country. In 2016, during a visit to Mexico, Pope Francis alluded to the veneration of Santa Muerte when he said he was concerned about p ...