"Millions of Russians flock to venerate Marian relic"

Posted Wednesday, November 30, 2011.

www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines

"More than 1 million people flocked to Moscow's Russian Orthodox cathedral -- causing massive traffic snarls in the Russian capital -- to venerate a reputed relic of the Virgin Mary.

"The Belt of the Virgin Mary, which is believed to have miraculous properties, was viewed by more than 3 million Russians during a 40 - day tour of the country that ended in Moscow on November 28.

"The relic is ordinarily kept by the Orthodox monks of Mount Athos in Greece..."