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Worshippers venerate 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 youngest canonized saint, the 11-year-old Maria Goretti died July 6, 1902, after being stabbed numerous times in an attempted rape.

Photo: Karen Callaway / Catholic New World