In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI is shown a copy of the Shroud of Turin by pilgrims from Turin, northern Italy, on the occasion of their audience with the pontiff, in Hall Paul VI at the Vatican, Monday, June 2, 2008. The Shroud of Turin, revered by many Christians as Jesus Christ's burial cloth, will go on rare public display in 2010, the pontiff announced Monday. The shroud last was shown to the public in 2000, when more than 1 million visitors viewed it in Turin cathedral during a special display for the new millennium Holy Year. AP Photo logo AP Photo 17 months ago

In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI is shown a copy of the Shroud of Turin by pilgrims from Turin, northern Italy, on the occasion of their audience with the pontiff, in Hall Paul VI at the Vatican, Monday, June 2, 2008. The Shroud of Turin, revered by many Christians as Jesus Christ's burial cloth, will go on rare public display in 2010, the pontiff announced Monday. The shroud last was shown to the public in 2000, when more than 1 million visitors viewed it in Turin cathedral during a special display for the new millennium Holy Year.