Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

Living beings reduced only to skin and bones through consenting abstinence from food consumption. Asceticism in Christianity ...

Intrigue, fashion, humility, faith—133 cardinal electors have descended on Rome to choose a new pope and their every move and ...

Ancient pollen samples and archaeobotanical remains point to an ancient garden that was once located at the site of the ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has emerged as an intriguing possibility ahead of ...

A recently unearthed altar in Tikal holds the burial of a child and adult, but it wasn't built by the Maya. Instead, it ...

The Valley of the Kings and other bucket-list Egyptian destinations offer a glimpse into millennia-old majesty and artistry ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

Old Dominion, the seven-time CMA award-winning ... the former Midtown location of Music City favorite ReBar — has transformed what was originally a 3,200-square-foot singer-songwriter haunt ...

Archaeologists uncovered hidden inscriptions and graffiti left by medieval pilgrims on the walls of the Cenacle, the site of ...

Archaeologists recently unveiled a series of strange, centuries-old inscriptions ... native language. Pictures from the site show various coats of arms and writings in ancient languages.

The foundation walls of the palace were unearthed in 2001 in an abandoned building next to the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem ... walls of the city during the life of Jesus. Ancient Greeks ...