(RNS) — Pilgrims coming to Rome will have the opportunity to see the newly restored tomb of one of the first Catholic popes. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Close to the start of the ancient Appian Way in Rome ...

In addition to their three-day retreat outside of Rome, more than 350 members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops are expected to go on a pilgrimage "to the roots of the Christian faith," visiting ...

Hundreds of delegates took a break from their discussions of synodality to visit the catacombs of St. Sebastian and St. Callistus located on Rome’s ancient Appian Way on Oct. 12. Synod of Synodality ...

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, president of the Italian bishops' conference, and Archbishop Bruno Forte of Chieti-Vasto, Italy, walk through Rome's Catacombs of St. Sebastian as Msgr. Pasquale Iacobone, ...

ROME - The Vatican on Tuesday unveiled newly restored frescoes in the Catacombs of Priscilla, known for housing the earliest known image of the Madonna with Child - and frescoes said by some to show ...

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, president of the Italian bishops conference, and Archbishop Bruno Forte of Chieti-Vasto, Italy, walk through Rome's Catacombs of St. Sebastian as Msgr. Pasquale Iacobone, ...

ROME — Twenty-first century laser technology has opened a window into the early days of the Catholic Church, guiding researchers through the dank, musty catacombs beneath Rome to a startling ...

Synod on Synodality delegates made a pilgrimage to Rome’s catacombs Thursday where they literally “walked together” to the tombs of early Christian martyrs. Hundreds of delegates took a break from ...