(The Conversation) — In a short but poignant text from his best-known work, ‘Summa Theologiae,’ Aquinas explained his views on venerating relics. (The Conversation) — Once, on a road trip ...

What are relics and how did Christians come to hold them as sacred? This seminar delves into relic veneration and reliquary use in Europe from the beginnings of the cult of relics in late antiquity ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least 1.8 million mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched Thursday in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of Jesus.

The procession in Manila began before dawn, with organizers putting the early crowd at around 250,000. Their number swelled later in the day, but there was no immediate updated crowd estimate ...