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Coronation Cross containing relic of the True Cross from Pope Francis passes into Catholic care in Wales
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The Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia has taken custody of the Cross of Wales, a processional cross used during the coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey.
The cross contains a relic of the True Cross that Pope Francis gifted. The Most Revd Cherry Vann, the Archbishop of Wales for the Church in Wales, handed the cross over to the Catholic Archdiocese.
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