The precious relics have been inlaid into the Cross of Wales, which will head Charles’ May 6 procession into Westminster Abbey, where he will be officially crowned.

Relics of the true cross have long been treasured by Christians around the world. According to legend, St. Helena, the mother of Constantine, miraculously discovered the cross in 326.

On Thursday the Vatican confirmed that as a gift to King Charles III for his upcoming coronation next month, Pope Francis has given the monarch two shards believed to be from the True Cross on ...

A “beautiful and symbolic” silver cross containing a piece of the so-called True Cross will lead King Charles III’s coronation procession in London next month.

“That’s a splinter or a sliver of the True Cross of Christ,” he said of the relic believed to be from the cross on which Jesus was crucified.

Pope Francis’ personal gift to mark King Charles’ coronation revealed A relic of the True Cross will be part of the coronation procession ...

The True Cross, a Christian relic, is reputedly the wood of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified.

A “beautiful and symbolic” silver cross containing a piece of the so-called True Cross will lead King Charles III’s coronation procession in London next month. The religious relic, believed ...

A “beautiful and symbolic” silver cross containing a piece of the so-called True Cross will lead King Charles III’s coronation procession in London next month. The religious relic, believed ...

A “beautiful and symbolic” silver cross containing a piece of the so-called True Cross will lead King Charles III’s coronation procession in London next month. The religious relic, believed ...