Thursday, 8 October 2026

John Paul II at the shrine of Saint Maria Goretti in Nettuno soon after his papal election

The Pope in white vestments touches an ornate glass-sided reliquary standing on a red carpet.

Pope John Paul II venerated the body of Saint Maria Goretti in one of the first days after his election. Her shrine stands in its own chapel in the town of Nettuno, in the sanctuary of Our Lady

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