Smyth tells us Veronica’s Veil is between the celestial equator and the zodiac, on or near the spot of NGC 3166. This description places the asterism roughly 10˚ south of Regulus, in the ...

The Veil of Veronica is an ancient devotion in the Catholic Church, and while there are several alleged versions of the veil, the one conserved in St. Peter’s Basilica has been present since the ...

Vatican City, Aug 31, 2006 / 22:00 pm. Pope Benedict XVI made a private visit, today, to the popularly venerated Veil of Veronica. Veronica’s Veil is, according to tradition, a cloth used to ...

MANOPPELLO, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI on Friday prayed at a sanctuary in this village in central Italy that holds a veil some Christians believe was used to wipe blood and sweat from Jesus’ face on ...

On Sunday, April 6, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Peter’s Basilica will display the revered “Veronica’s Veil,” a cloth that, according to tradition, was used to wipe the face of Jesus on ...

Father Robert Altier, a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis and author of God’s Plan for Your Marriage, then describes what happened in 1849, when the Veil of Veronica was ...

A New York tabloid journalist says she put six years research into a new novel that may ignite controversy like The DaVinci Code.

An Italian bishop yesterday paid his respects to a mysterious icon that has been kept for centuries in a remote monastery, raising hopes that it may be recognised by the Church as a holy relic ...

If you were painting the face of Jesus in Rembrandt’s time — the 17th century — you had three sources to turn to: the Veil of Veronica, the Mandylion of Edessa and the Lentulus Letters.