The Shroud of Turin, which devotees believe to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, will go on a rare display the day before Easter as part of the Catholic Church’s observance of Holy Week amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Archbishop of Turin will pray before the Shroud in the city’s cathedral on Holy Saturday, and the event will be live-streamed on the internet.
Shroud of Turin deployed against COVID-19
The Shroud of Turin, which devotees believe to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, will go on a rare display the day before Easter as part of the Catholic Church’s observance of Holy Week amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Archbishop of Turin will pray before the Shroud in the city’s cathedral on Holy Saturday, and the event will be live-streamed on the internet.
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