Well done, unbiased short article from the Chicago Sun:

Tourin' Torino , February 17

Milan has its "Last Supper," Florence has its statue of David, Rome has its "Pieta." Torino? It is home to the legendary Shroud of Turin, a linen cloth 14 feet long and 3-1/2 feet wide, believed to be the burial cloth of Jesus. Since 1578, it has been housed in the Duomo di San Giovanni Battista and publicly displayed every 25 years (fears of theft, light and exposure to pollution). The next scheduled appearance is 2025.

The cloth bears the alleged image of a crucified man, and for centuries, believers and non-believers have battled over its authenticity. Was it used to wrap the body of Jesus? Is it a lavish hoax borne of the Middle Ages? The answer is as mysterious as the shroud itself.