Tennessee Church to Display Stolen "Veil of Veronica"

WBIR-TV NEWS
By Jim Metthany

TENNESSEE - A piece of religious artwork that was stolen from a Madisonville resident's closet and recovered by Monroe County deputies will now be placed on open display in the city's Catholic church. Saint Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Madisonville will place the artwork on display on Sunday, August 21, from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. The church has extended an open invitation to anyone wishing to see the picture and participate in prayer of the Litany of the Holy Face of Jesus. "More than likely the art dates back to sometime near 1890. The artwork was part of a devotion and was touched with an original cloth and blessed by the Pope," said Father David Boettner with the Knoxville Diocese. [link]