TRAUNSTEIN, Germany (OSV News) A pectoral cross of Pope Benedict XVI that was kept in the parish church of St. Oswald in Traunstein has been stolen, the KNA news agency reported June 20, when German police announced its disappearance.
According to the police report, unknown perpetrators broke open an exhibition case embedded in the wall of the church between 11:45 a.m. and 5 p.m. June 19 and stole the papal cross that was on display, KNA reported.
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