John Paul II’s relics will be exhibited during the
World Youth Day (WYD) celebrations in Rio de Janeiro between 23 and 28
July 2013.
A vial of the late John Paul II’s blood and other relics will arrive in Brazil on 7 July and will be on show in the city’s cathedral until 13 October, Fr. Arnaldo Rodriguez stated.
The relic of the WYD’s brainchild will probably not be the only one to go on show. After obtaining permission to put the body of Pier Giorgio Frassati on show, organisers are now waiting for the go-ahead to exhibit the relics of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, the Blessed Chiara Luce Badano, the Blessed Federico Ozaman and the Brazilian saint, Antonio de Santana.