The catacombs at Westminster Presbyterian Church had been around for more than 100 years, but had fallen on tough times; ... The catacombs under Westminster Hall today.

ROME (AP) — 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 st ...

The whole history of St. Cecilia, the glorious Virgin Martyr and the Saint of Music, as connected with the catacombs, is, indeed, one of the most curious to be found in the annals of the Church.

NEW YORK (RNS) — Under the nave of the Basilica of Old St. Patrick's, a tour guide takes the curious through Catholic catacombs only recently opened to the public.

By JOHN L. ALLEN JR.PraguetIf history is really biography, then the stories of remarkable Catholics such as Fr. Petr Pit’ha, an intellectual-turned-catacombs priest who helped keep the faith ...

Rome is popularly known as the “Eternal City,” but there’s an even older complex located beneath the teeming streets and piazzas of the modern urban space, formed by the catacombs.

From plaques in the sidewalk to catacombs under a church, New York has plenty to offer those who turn their gaze downward. By Michael Gold Embedded in the sidewalk outside a cigar store in ...

Known as the Pact of the Catacombs, it was supposed to represent a new chapter in church history but instead became a footnote -- until the election of Pope Francis. Skip to content Mastodon.

CHRISTIAN ART began in the catacombs. Under ground, by the feeble light of lanterns, upon the ceilings of crypts, or in the semicircular spaces left above some of the more conspicuous graves, the ...

While never citing the Catacombs Pact specifically, Francis has evoked its language and principles, telling journalists within days of his election that he wished for a “poor church, for the ...