Relic with blood of former pope, Saint John Paul II visits local Catholic school
MEDICINE HAT, AB — Students and staff from a local Catholic school had a rare opportunity Wednesday, to touch a relic from the very saint the school is named after.
A priest based in Strathmore made the trek to Medicine Hat to bring the relic to Ecole Saint John Paul II school.
It was a first class relic brought to the school, a vial of blood from the former pope, Saint John Paul II.