A 4 c. BC Greek fresco bearing striking similarities to the traditional portrayals of the Virgin Mary has been discovered in Aigai, Greece.

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Every night, in the depths of the Colca Canyon, a poem appeared on my pillow, the lines printed on a single sheet of ...

The idea for depicting the Way of Light was inspired by an ancient inscription found on a wall of the San Callisto Catacombs on the Appian Way in Rome. This cemetery is named for Saint Callistus ...

The diocese will be opening its parishes and homes to travelers — especially for the Jubilee of Teenagers, which will ...

Unusual rocks on an Icelandic beach were dropped there by icebergs, adding to evidence that an unusually cool period preceded ...

Archaeologists found the remains of at least 129 people, many of them bearing the injuries of battle, dating to when Rome ...

Have you slept in a cave? Recommended. A rare enchantment.

The renovation of a football pitch in Austria’s capital has led to the discovery of a Roman mass grave housing the remains of more than a hundred soldiers who died in combat.

St. Irene of Rome was the widow of the martyr Saint Castulus, a Roman military officer who was killed for spreading the Christian faith in 286. She lived in the Roman Empire during the reign of ...

Archaeologists near Naples, Italy, have made a discovery, uncovering aRoman necropolis that adds a fresh layer to the ...