Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Relic taken from church - police sketch released

Police sketch of woman connected to theft of relic from church

Ironically, the saint depicted on the stolen sculpture is the patron saint of lost causes and missing objects. So parishioners are praying to the saint for the return of his own object. I'm still trying to wrap my head around that, but a theft is a theft!

Relic of Saint Disappears From Its Case Inside Church
New York Times
A police sketch shows a person of interest in the theft. A 780-year-old relic of the saint disappeared on Monday morning, less than 48 hours after the Rev. ...

US parishioners praying for return of 780-year-old statue of ...
Lethbridge Herald
Tuesday, 14 June 2011 01:43 Raquel Maria Dillon, AP This police sketch provided by the Long Beach Police Department shows a person of interest in the theft ...

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