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flag St. Peter's Basilica will display Veronica's Veil, believed to bear Jesus' face, on April 6.

flag St. Peter's Basilica will display Veronica's Veil on April 6 during the Fifth Sunday of Lent. flag This relic, said to bear the image of Christ's face, is traditionally believed to have been used by a woman named Veronica to wipe Jesus' face as he carried the cross. flag Normally kept in a chapel within the basilica, the veil will be shown from the Veronica loggia during a special liturgy, followed by a Mass led by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti.

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