Literacy and location no doubt gave Uruk ... During the spring festival—a sort of Mardi Gras and Holy Week rolled into one—the king lay aside his crown and prostrated himself before Marduk ...

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.

Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum, thousands gathered Friday evening for the solemn Via Crucis procession, ...

Francis visited the same Roman prison on Holy Thursday in 2018 to celebrate the mass “In Coena Domini” -- or The Lord’s Supper -- with the traditional rite of washing feet to commemorate ...

The camp was constructed by General Albrecht von Wallenstein of the Holy Roman Empire in 1632. Measuring nearly 10 miles long, it housed approximately 50,000 soldiers, 15,000 horses and an ...

Vatican Media/Handout Francis visited the same Roman prison on Holy Thursday in 2018 to celebrate the mass "InCoenaDomini" -- or The Lords Supper -- with the traditional rite of washing feet to ...

Pope Francis meets with inmates during his visit to the Regina Coeli penitentiary in Rome on Holy Thursday, Thursday, April 17, 2025. Vatican Media via AP, HO Francis visited the same Roman prison ...

His election reflected a broader geographical shift in the church. Although the Vatican has been Catholicism’s spiritual and ...