However, many other gods are known to have been worshipped at the temple, such as Hathor, Imhotep, Khnum ... Nesmeterakhem belonged to a family of priests who ran the temple, and because of the ...

Two life-sized statues have been unearthed in Pompeii, including a bejewelled priestess of the ancient goddess Ceres.

Nearly 2,000 years after a volcanic eruption caused hot ash to blanket the city, construction on railway lines revealed a necropolis in the Porta Sarno region of Pompeii, according to two April 1 news ...

The items suggest she was a priestess of Ceres, officials said. The tomb likely dates to more than 2,000 years ago, officials said. Alfio Giannotti Italy Ministry of Culture Priestesses of Ceres ...

Young men are simply not signing up to become priests — certainly not in the numbers that they used to. According to the Vatican’s Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae, the past 12 years have seen ...

Twenty-three men will be ordained as new Legionaries of Christ priests at the Vatican this spring. The celebration will be especially significant in Latin America, as 16 of the 23 new priests come ...

March 20 (UPI) --The world's Catholic population has grown, but the number of priests has fallen, according to a new report that looks at the latest available data. The Vatican announced the ...

Archaeologists have unearthed two almost life-size sculptures during excavations of a tomb in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. The detailed funerary relics include a female figure believed to have ...

O Jesus, our great High Priest, hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priests. Give them a deep faith, a bright and firm hope and a burning love which will ever increase in the course of their ...