A golden box featuring parts of St Bernadette is drawing thousands of people to cathedrals.
Thousands of people have visited a Yorkshire cathedral to see the relics of of a 19th Century saint who is said to have seen the Virgin Mary. BBC News spoke to people who had made the trip to Leeds Cathedral to see the remains of St Bernadette to find out what drove them to attend.
After welcoming 1,000 people on Monday, Canon Habron says that since they opened the doors at 07:45 BST on Tuesday another 1,000 worshippers have passed through."This is the first time and probably the only time the relics of St Bernadette of Lourdes will visit us," he said. As people pass, some want to lay a hand on the stand, some stare reverentially, while others simply pause.and will no doubt draw crowds to Sheffield and Doncaster later this week as part of a tour of England and Wales.Dean of the Cathedral Canon Matthew Habron said the crowds showed the unity that faith brings
Dr Simon Hewitt, a theology and religious studies expert at the University of Leeds, said for Roman Catholics, seeing the relics was like a football fan watching a trophy being paraded through a club's home city.
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