The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

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

The death of Pope Francis now sets off a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals. Here's what to know.

Pope Francis’ funeral and burial explained as death kicks of series of rituals - Upon the pope’s death, the head of the ...

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.

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Authenticating paintings is my business,” McCrone ... I have not found any reasons why the shroud of Turin cannot be the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth.” ...

Dramatic new discoveries in the ancient Egytptian burial ground. A special report ... The trove includes many individual works of art, from the gilded portrait mask of a sixth- or seventh-century ...

So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new ...

Recent archaeological findings in Jerusalem are bringing Bible stories to life. New scientific evidence about Jesus’ burial ...