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In the morning, the Holy Blood is venerated in St. Salvator Cathedral during a Eucharistic celebration, with archbishop of Tehran Cardinal Dominique Mathieu concelebrating. Then during the procession, he carries the reliquary for part of the route on May 29, 2025.

PHOTOS: 45,000 attend Bruges’ Holy Blood Procession honoring Christ’s relic

May 31, 2025

By Thomas Philipp Reiter

The Medieval city of Bruges, Belgium, marked a centuries-old tradition with veneration of the UNESCO-honored Holy Blood Procession on the... Read more

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

Crusader treasure unveiled: Medieval altar found in Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher

Jul 17, 2024

By AC Wimmer

The groundbreaking discovery sheds new light on Crusader history, medieval Christian art, and the enduring significance of one of Christianity’s... Read more

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Gold coins from the Crusades found in Israel

Jul 16, 2012

Israeli archeologists have found more than one hundred gold coins from the time of the Crusades, when conflict arose between... Read more

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