Alongside the fort, the mission uncovered housing units, the eastern gates of the two known forts, a limestone road, and ...

In a house in the ruins of Pompeii, archeologists have discovered evidence that a family of four attempted to barricade a ...

Rineia, an ancient Greek island next to Delos and Mykonos, has a unique place in the history of Greece, as it was used as ...

Creating the Grand Egyptian Museum has become a seemingly Sisyphean task, with years of delays suggesting it would be ...

The rite of the closing of the coffin took place at 8 p.m. local time Friday at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, officials said. During the rite, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, interim manager of the ...

The group entered in private vehicles to the Tomb of Joshua, intending to pray at the tomb. Shortly after their arrival, local residents arrived, and a verbal confrontation developed between the ...

Pilgrims and tourists queued for hours to file past the open coffin of the Argentine pontiff, who died on Monday aged 88. "We wanted to say thank you to one of the most humble popes," said ...

Pallbearers carried the simple wooden coffin on their shoulders into St Peter's Square and then into the basilica. The coffin was flanked by members of the Swiss Guard, the Vatican's armed forces ...

The coffin containing the body of Pope Francis is transferred from Casa Santa Marta to St. Peter's basilica. Upon arrival at St. Peter, the Church's Camerlengo, Cardinal Joseph Farrell will ...

Francis’ coffin had been laid at the Altar of the Confessio, a sacred space in front of the main tomb of St. Peter, whom Catholics believe to be the first pope, after being transferred in ...

The coffin of the late pontiff, who died on Easter Monday aged 88, was moved from his residence at Casa Santa Marta to the basilica on Wednesday morning. The procession, accompanied by cardinals ...