The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of crypts, ...

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CE, new research shows, Christian elites built numerous private churches, while Jewish donors appeared to pool their ...

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

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese tells the tale of St. Mary Magdalene, a once-demon-possessed woman who ...

Examination of the letters indicates that the style most closely matches that of the 1st century AD, while the language used ...

How can we sure Jesus existed? Who did he think he was? What were his intentions? A look at what we know about what happened ...