In a major archaeological breakthrough, scientists have uncovered traces of an ancient garden beneath the Church of the Holy ...

Proof of ancient olive trees and grapevines, consistent with a Bible verse, has been found at the Church of the Holy ...

The Orthodox and Catholic Churches have a long history that led to a series of divisions, also known as schisms.

Eugenio Alliata's office in Jerusalem resembles any archaeology workshop that prefers fieldwork. On the overcrowded shelves, ...

The recycled buildings of Rome, long dismissed by architects, are getting a reappraisal as a model for how to reduce waste ...

The Annals by Tacitus, composed just 91 years after the death of Jesus, provide according to some invaluable data about his ...

One key example: The Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, which carry the story of Jesus’ followers forward after his ...

It s hard to imagine Christianity without the Nicene Creed Seventeen hundred years ago, what became the defining statement of ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology.

The best hotels in Rome complement the Eternal City’s rich ... include unmissable gems like the Secret Garden, built in the early 19th century by neoclassical architect Giuseppe Valadier.

Contemporary writings on art, including a book by Roman author Pliny the Elder, mention the fact that sculptures in ancient Greece were painted and not left with the white marble exposed.

The former was a prostitute who eventually embraced Christianity; the latter decided to follow her father to a monastery after her mother’s death. Both led a life of self-denial, fasting ...