While many popes are buried under St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Pope Francis will not continue that trend. In December, Pope Francis said he wanted to be buried in the Rome basilica of St. Mary ...

Archaeological excavations launched in 2022 in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem have yielded significant data on the site’s original use and appearance.

Two popes who played instrumental roles in building the world's largest church now gaze at one another with renewed clarity ...

The late 4th millennium BC megalithic tombs have been labeled "passage tombs" by archaeologists because they typically feature a narrow passage leading to an internal chamber, covered by a large ...

Newgrange passage tomb. Credit: fhwrdh / CC BY 2.0 A new DNA study is challenging the long-standing myth that Ireland’s ancient passage tombs were reserved for elite burials. At Brú na Bóinne, a World ...

Jay A. Martin sent over these interior photos of Grace Cathedral — a reminder of the need for quiet spaces, inside or outside. Grace Cathedral in Nob Hill offers an example of Gothic architecture.

A group of archaeologists has discovered a 3,200-year-old tomb that is believed to be linked to a high-ranking military commander from the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses III. The discovery was made at ...

Photos show one of these ruined tombs and some of the artifacts found inside. Some artifacts found inside a 2,500-year-old tomb near Ramesseum Temple. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and ...

Starting inside ... Namirembe Cathedral. The route continues via Balintuma Road to Nakulabye traffic lights, then along Hoima Road, offering a glimpse of the historic Kasubi Royal Tombs.

Take a peek inside this unknown pharaoh's tomb. Wegner's team excavated the 3,600-year-old tomb beneath 23 feet of sand at the necropolis of Anubis Mountain. It's part of Abydos, one of the oldest ...

We launched a petition entitled “Stop illegal electric scooters in Palermo: we demand checks, sanctions and seizures.”, to ask the competent authorities to take urgent measures to stop the use of ...