Shroud of Turin
How the Black Plague turned the Shroud of Turin into a beloved relic
By Menachem Wecker — August 11, 2020
(RNS) — The Shroud of Turin and other relics have often provided comfort in times of great struggle.
Pope Francis goes off script in visit to see Shroud of Turin
By Rosie Scammell — June 22, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis on Monday (June 22) concluded a whirlwind two-day visit to Turin in northern Italy, during which his lively, often extemporaneous conversations covered everything from chastity to the arms trade.
Pope Francis to open 30-bed homeless shelter a few steps from Vatican walls
By Rosie Scammell — June 11, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Francis has consistently called on Catholics to create a “poor church,” elevating the theme of poverty among his signal initiatives.
Shroud of Turin conference draws believers to St. Louis
By Lilly Fowler — October 9, 2014
ST. LOUIS (RNS) To some, the puzzle surrounding the Shroud of Turin was solved when laboratories in the U.S., England and Switzerland determined through carbon dating that it originated around 1260 to 1390. To others, it remains a mystery.
New testing dates Shroud of Turin to era of Christ
By Doug Stanglin — April 1, 2013
(RNS) New scientific tests on the Shroud of Turin date the cloth to ancient times, challenging earlier experiments that dated it only to the Middle Ages.
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