“According to historical sources, the two Danish slave ships Fridericus Quartus and Christianus Quintus were shipwrecked off the coast of Central America in 1710,” researchers said.

The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an art patron who oversaw the construction of the main papal chapel in the 15th century. But it was a later pontiff, Pope Julius II, who commissioned the ...

Construction of the current basilica began around 432 under Pope Sixtus III. The basilica holds some of the Church's most important relics, including an icon of the Virgin Mary holding the baby ...

Construction of the current basilica began around 432 under Pope Sixtus III. The basilica holds some of the Church’s most important relics, including an icon of the Virgin Mary holding the baby ...

Pope Francis, who died April 21, will be buried today in Rome, with a funeral Mass presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals. In accordance with his personal ...

The basilica also houses the tombs of Honorius III, Nicholas IV, Saint Pius V, Sixtus V, Paul V, Clement VIII, and Clement IX. The Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls contains the ...

(Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) Built around 432 AD under Pope Sixtus III, the basilica holds some of the Catholic Church’s most important relics, including an icon of the Virgin Mary holding the ...

The church as it stands today was commissioned by Pope Sixtus III in the year 431. The mosaics date from that time, and the interior also boasts Classical columns plundered from other buildings, ...

Pope Francis is a historical figure, the first Pope from Latin America and the first member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit) to sit on the throne of Peter. He breathed his last after struggling for ...

How centuries-old ritual to elect a new leader of 1.41-billion Catholics could pan out This handout picture released by the Vatican press office shows cardinals entering in the Sistine Chapel ...

The church as it stands today was commissioned by Pope Sixtus III in the year 431. The mosaics date from that time, and the interior also boasts Classical columns plundered from other buildings, ...