Found, the relic of saint of mislaid items

By Rp12 April 2012

Prayers for the safe return of a 780-year-old gold and silver relic holding a fragment of bone said to be from the body of St Anthony of Padua, patron saint of missing items, appear to have been answered after four days.

Police found it at a house in Los Angeles. The Rev José Magana said St Anthony is now "honorary saint of Long Beach Police Department".

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