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In the deepest part of the Holy Sepulchre is a Franciscan chapel that marks the place where, tradition tells us, Empress Helena found the cross of Christ.
A fragment on the true cross on which Jesus was condemned to death. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA
Washington D.C., Apr 19, 2023 / 15:30 pm (CNA).
Thanks to a gift from Pope Francis to King Charles III, two pieces of the true cross on which Jesus was cruc.
A fragment on the true cross on which Jesus was condemned to death. / Daniel Ibanez/CNAWashington D.C., Apr 19, 2023 / 15:30 pm (CNA).Thanks to a gift from Pope Francis to King Charles III, two pieces of the true cross on which Jesus was crucified will lead the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom s coronation procession May 6.The precious relics have been inlaid into the "Cross of Wales," which will head Charles procession into Westminster Abbey, where he will be officially crowned.Many will be watching the ceremony to witness the pomp and circumstance still found in the official functions of the British royalty. Yet, at the forefront of all that spectacle, the simple metallic cross, inlaid with relics of the wood of the true cross, testify to a lesser-known, deeply Christian aspect of the British royal tradition.Among his many titles and symbolic responsibilities as king of England, Charles is also the supreme governor of the Church of England, which broke away from the