The blood of early Church martyr St. Januarius liquified in Naples Saturday, repeating a miracle dating at least to the 14th century. The blood was declared to have turned from solid to liquid at ...

Last year, Pope Francis and Cardinal Sepe hold relic of St. Januarius’ blood in Naples cathedral March 21, 2015. (Credit: CTV.) Listen NAPLES, Italy – Prayer was the response to a rare failure of a ...

Today the church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Januarius, bishop and martyr. Januarius was a third-century bishop and martyr who possibly suffered under the persecution of Roman Emperor ...

During the miracle, the dried, red-colored mass confined to one side of the reliquary becomes blood that covers the entire glass. Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe views the reliquary with the blood of St.

The Archdiocese of Naples, Italy, announced that the miracle of the liquefaction of the blood of St. Januarius was repeated Saturday at the end of a Mass honoring him as the patron saint of the city.