Pope Francis rejects tradition, opts for humble wooden casket and burial outside Vatican
Pope Francis announced this week that he intends on having a much more simple funeral than those of his predecessors at the ...
Less Pomp, Fewer Coffins. Francis Sets Out to Simplify Papal Funerals
Pope Francis’s down-to-earth style has become a trademark of his papacy. New rules for papal burials are another step to seal ...
Archaeological Findings At Gerasa's Hippodrome Shed Light On Roman Occupation
AMMAN - The major renovation of Gerasa (modern Jerash) took place in the first half of the 2nd century AD when the Roman ...
Pope approves new papal funeral rites to simplify ritual, allow for burial outside the Vatican
The Vatican had to work out a funeral for a retired pope, and a few months later Francis revealed he was working with the ...
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Vatican publishes new edition of funeral rites for Roman Pontiff
VATICAN: The Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff has produced and realeased the second edition of ...
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Skeleton made from bones of five people across 2,500 years found in Belgium
The excavation yielded 76 cremation burials typical of the Roman period and one inhumation burial of a body in a fetal position—a practice more common in prehistoric times than in the Roman era.
A Beautifully Preserved Roman Statue Was Just Found In a Storied Bulgarian City
Odessos continued to thrive throughout the era of the Roman Empire—Varna has one of Europe’s largest preserved Roman bath complexes, originally built in Odessos in the second century A.D.—but it ...