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

The recently restored Ponte Sant’Angelo in Rome features 10 angels holding symbols of Christ’s passion, creating a profound ...

From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don’t—know about ...

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.

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

Jeddah, March 29, 2025, SPA -- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime ...

But finding the dead, that is unique for the entire Roman history." Soldiers in the Roman Empire were typically cremated until the 3rd century. The pit where the bodies were deposited suggests a ...

Credit: Domenico Ghirlandaio / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons Between the 14th and 15th centuries, a wave of Greek scholars left their beleaguered homeland in the Byzantine Empire for the ...

All the lights will be on me. All the eyes, too. It’s the main event. I’m here to take his crown." With Roman Kryklia riding an undefeated six-fight streak in ONE and finishing all but one of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Archeologists have discovered a Roman mass grave ...