Missing: One small, round, golden container. Contents: The blood of
the late, soon-to-be-canonized Pope John Paul II. If found, please
notify Italian police and the church of San Pietro della Ienca.
Officers from the Carabinieri, Italy’s military police, plan to comb
the nearby mountains where John Paul used to vacation before his death
in 2005, hoping to find tracks in the snow that will lead them to
whoever broke into the church and stole the item over the weekend,
Carabinieri Col. Savino Guarino said. But investigators are also
searching for the relic — which holds a square bloodstained piece of
cloth about 2 cm (3/4 inch) — all over Italy, he said.
The relic and a golden cross were the only things stolen from San
Pietro, located near the city of L’Aquila in the Abruzzo region, church
members said.
Pasquale Corriere, who helped restore the church, said the sanctuary
was closed Friday and Saturday because of bad weather. Corriere
suggested the thieves were looking specifically for the relic, since
nothing else was touched — not even the boxes that hold money for
charity.
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