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Sean Pilcher's personal relic collection is displayed at his home in South Minneapolis July 17, 2023, where he responds to requests from parishes, religious orders and individuals from around the world asking him to identify and authenticate relics to ensure their reverential treatment. Seen in this photo are relics of St. Patrick, St. Teresa of Avila and St. Helena. (OSV News photo/Dave Hrbacek, Catholic Spirit)

U.S. shrines boast massive numbers of saint relics

‘Our Catholic tradition is rooted in the holiness and goodness of the body, which extends to the remains of the saints’

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Read more about the article Faith Alive: Rome’s underground: Ancient Church history hidden beneath the surface
Pope Francis walks through the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica as he visits the tombs of deceased popes at the Vatican on All Souls' Day, Nov. 2, 2020. (OSV News photo/Vatican Media)

Faith Alive: Rome’s underground: Ancient Church history hidden beneath the surface

Upon the ruins of pagan temples were built the city’s great churches

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Read more about the article Faith Alive: St. Charles de Foucauld: Opening the doors to all
St. Charles de Foucauld is pictured in an undated photo. Born in Strasbourg, France, in 1858, St. de Foucauld lost his faith during his adolescence but rediscovered it after after being inspired by Muslims during a visit to Morocco. (CNS photo/courtesy of I.Media)

Faith Alive: St. Charles de Foucauld: Opening the doors to all

‘His goal was not to convert others, but to live God’s freely given love’

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Read more about the article Faith Alive: ‘Visio divina’: Divine seeing and praying with art and Scripture
The painting "The Ointment of the Magdalene," by James Tissot is seen at the Brooklyn Museum in this undated photo. (CNS photo/Public Domain)

Faith Alive: ‘Visio divina’: Divine seeing and praying with art and Scripture

The painting "The Ointment of the Magdalene," by James Tissot is seen at the Brooklyn Museum in this undated photo. CNS photo/Public Domain In the past few years, the term…

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