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Photograph by Martin Bache, Alamy Stock Photo ByTom Metcalfe April 18, 2025 Archaeologists excavating the ruins of the Maya city of Tikal have unearthed a 1,600-year-old altar likely used for ...

Francis’ coffin has been laid at the Altar of the Confessio, a sacred space near the basilica’s main altar, above the tomb of St. Peter, the first pope. In keeping with Francis’ push to ...

Francis’ coffin has been laid at the Altar of the Confessio, a sacred space near the basilica’s main altar, above the tomb of St. Peter, the first pope. In keeping with Francis’ push to simplify the ...

The tomb is near the Altar of St. Francis, nestled in the apse between the Pauline Chapel (Salus Populi Romani) and the Sforza Chapel.Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, co-archpriest of the basilica ...

Pilgrims continued to flock to the Vatican yesterday to pay their last respects to Pope Francis as he lay in state at the Altar of the Confessor inside the Basilica of St Peter's. Doors are due ...

The tomb is located near the Altar of Saint Francis in the fifth-century papal basilica, which holds the mortal remains of seven popes. The last pope entombed there was Clement IX in 1669. Speaking on ...

The tomb will be located near the altar of Saint Francis in the side nave of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in the heart of Rome that already holds the tombs of seven popes ...

Archaeologists uncovered the buried altar in a building complex just outside the center of Tikal, which is known for its striking limestone temples. Credit: Brown University A newly discovered altar ...

A camera covered in tape. A refusal to yield one’s face to the scanning altar. In India, Aadhaar links a billion souls to a digital spine—used to distribute rice today, but capable of denying ...