Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:22:28 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Have you heard of Venerable 'Mama Bosco'? /home/international/item/25741-have-you-heard-of-venerable-mama-bosco /home/international/item/25741-have-you-heard-of-venerable-mama-bosco

TURIN, Italy – While St. John Bosco is a beloved saint among Catholics, many do not know that his mother, Margaret Bosco, was declared Venerable in 2006 and has an advancing cause towards beatification.

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cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) International Fri, 21 Jul 2017 10:59:00 -0400
Italian police recover stolen relic of St. John Bosco /home/international/item/25471-italian-police-recover-stolen-relic-of-st-john-bosco /home/international/item/25471-italian-police-recover-stolen-relic-of-st-john-bosco

TURIN, Italy – Inside a copper teapot in a kitchen cupboard, Italian police found the relic of St. John Bosco that had been stolen two weeks earlier from the basilica erected at his birthplace.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Fri, 16 Jun 2017 09:00:00 -0400
Pilgrims pray for return of stolen Italian saintöÏÓãÊÓƵapp brain /home/international/item/25367-pilgrims-pray-for-return-of-stolen-italian-saint-s-brain /home/international/item/25367-pilgrims-pray-for-return-of-stolen-italian-saint-s-brain

ROME, Italy – Police set up roadblocks in northern Italy after a thief posing as a pilgrim stole tiny fragments of the brain of John Bosco, one of the countryöÏÓãÊÓƵapp most revered saints.

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International Mon, 05 Jun 2017 11:20:00 -0400
Turin expecting millions of pilgrims for shroud exposition /faith/item/20124-turin-expecting-millions-of-pilgrims-for-shroud-exposition /faith/item/20124-turin-expecting-millions-of-pilgrims-for-shroud-exposition

TURIN, Italy - A thin white cloth draped over the glass-covered Shroud of Turin was pulled down and billowed to the floor, marking the official opening of the venerated iconöÏÓãÊÓƵapp exposition to the public.

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Vatican Sun, 26 Apr 2015 15:00:00 -0400
Salesians carry on 200-year legacy of St. John Bosco /item/19527-salesians-carry-on-200-year-legacy-of-st-john-bosco /item/19527-salesians-carry-on-200-year-legacy-of-st-john-bosco

TORONTO - In a west end Toronto neighbourhood, the 200-year legacy of St. John Bosco lives on.

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ruane@catholicregister.org (Ruane Remy, The Catholic Register) Canada: Toronto-GTA Sat, 17 Jan 2015 05:00:00 -0500