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SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Shroud of Turin expert criticizes new study casting doubt on authenticity

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SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Shroud of Turin expert criticizes new study casting doubt on authenticity

July 29, 2019January 21, 2026

By Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY — A leading expert on the cloth believed to be the burial shroud of Jesus dismissed a new study claiming that blood patterns on the shroud are not consistent with those left by a crucified person.In an interview with Vatican News July 17, Emanuela Marinelli, an…...