Worshippers pray during Mass near the relics of St. Maria Goretti at St. John Cantius Church on Oct. 12. The relics, which include most of the Italian child saint's skeleton, are encased in a wax statue that is enclosed in a glass casket. The relics came to the United States as part of an eight-week "Pilgrimage of Mercy" made possible by the Congregation of the Causes of Saints, Treasures of the Church and St. Maria Goretti's basilica shrine.
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