{
  "id": 2424086,
  "title": "Vatican Cardinal relic ritual sparks online debate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/vatican-cardinal-relic-ritual-sparks-online-debate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T19:28:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1541799/vatican-cardinal-relic-ritual-sparks-online-debate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Vatican cardinal has sparked online debate after kissing the exposed skull of Saint Agatha during a ceremony in Sicily. Cardinal Pietro Parolin performed the gesture on August 17. He attended a ceremony in Catania to mark the 900th anniversary of the return of Saint Agatha’s relics. The event brought renewed attention to an ancient […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}