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Vatican performs ancient ritual with 1,700-year-old skull that divides Christians

Daily Mail 1 min read 2 hours ago

A 1,700-year-old skull was returned to a gold bust of a saint in an ancient Catholic ritual that saw one of the Vatican's most powerful cardinals bow and kiss the relic.
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