“Crown of Thorns” returns to Notre Dame cathedral for public veneration

FILE – The reliquary of the Crown of Thorns designed by French artist Sylvain Dubuisson is pictured during the ceremony in Notre Dame Cathedral, Saturday Dec.7, 2024 in Paris. An ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ’s “Crown of Thorns” is returning to Notre Dame, nearly five years after it was saved from the flames of the cathedral’s devastating 2019 fire. ( Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP, File)