Polish church to receive John Paul relic

A vial of blood from Pope John Paul II will be installed as a relic in a Polish church soon after his beatification later this year.

A vial of blood from Pope John Paul II will be installed as a relic in a Polish church soon after his beatification later this year.

It will be encased in crystal and built into the altar of the church in the southern city of Krakow that is opening in May.

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