Monday, April 12, 2010

Shroud Believed to Be Burial Cloth of Jesus on Display in Turin, Italy for Six Weeks

From April 10 to May 23, 2010, both the curious and those convinced that the Turin Shroud is the burial cloth of Jesus Christ can have a brief look at it, according to the Associated Press website.

Some 1.5 million people have already reserved their three- to five-minute chance to gaze at the cloth, which is kept in a bulletproof, climate-controlled case.

Organizers said they expect some two million pilgrims and tourists to see the linen during its six-week viewing. The shroud is 14 feet long and three and one-half feet wide.

Pope Benedict XVI will fly to Turin -- Piedmont's capital in northwest Italy -- on May 2 for a day trip to pray before the shroud.

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