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Pope Francis, First Latin American Pontiff, Dies at 88
The Vatican said the Catholic leader, who suffered from chronic lung disease and recently spent 38 days in the hospital for a ...
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. “At 7:35 ...
Hidden Above a Trap Door, 17th-Century Frescoes Come to Light
While inspecting a sumptuous villa in Rome, an electrician stumbled across long lost works by the Baroque painter Carlo Maratta.
What archaeology can—and can’t—tell us about Jesus’ crucifixion
From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don’t—know about ...
Researchers Discovered a Rare 13th-Century Manuscript. It Was Hiding in Plain Sight All Along.
Less than 40 copies of the Arthurian story Suite Vulgate du Merlin are known to exist. One was just found, binding together ...
Diver finds centuries-old artifacts — linked to a naval battle — off Italy coast
Fabio Portella, a professional diver who has worked with marine archaeologists for years, was surveying the seabed near Fontane Bianche when he found two artifacts, Sicily’s Superintendence of the Sea ...