Stolen From Medieval Church… Thieves Return Relic Of Precious Blood Of Jesus
By ZELDA CALDWELL WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNA) — Whoever broke into a medieval French church last month and stole a golden reliquary containing what is said to be the Precious Blood of Jesus appears to have had second thoughts.It seems that once the thieves discovered that the box contained a relic of Jesus, they wanted nothing to do with it.“They had no idea what they had stolen until they found out on the internet,” Arthur Brand, a Dutch investigator who specializes in recovering high-profile artifacts and stolen works of art, told Catholic News Agency, “and that’s when they start panicking a bit.”Brand, whose resume includes the reclamation of a $28 million Picasso and a set of bronze horses once owned by…Continue Reading