The issues of bloodline linkage and transparency of rites and processes have been brought the fore as the ancient town of ...

For more than 3,000 years, secret hieroglyphics related to the pharaoh Ramses II have been hidden on the Luxor Obelisk […] ...

The repatriation of African art is gaining momentum, but a number of highly important and symbolic pieces remain in the hands ...

Presidents of Republics and monarchs have mingled in the front rows during the funeral for Francisco. The world turns with ...

On the Saturday before Easter, the doorbell rang. It was a quiet morning — the unexpected sound of our doorbell chimes ...

Two decades after construction began, the Grand Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, will host ...

The burial, which Francis orchestrated himself while revising and simplifying the Vatican’s ceremonies and customs last year, ...

Francis is breaking with recent tradition and will be buried in the St. Mary Major Basilica, where a simple underground tomb ...

Mourners will bid a final farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday during his funeral Mass, which is expected to draw ...

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

Nearby Taum Sauk Mountain State Park boasts Missouri’s highest point and a spectacular waterfall, while Mark Twain National Forest offers extensive hiking trails through beautiful Ozark scenery.