The funeral of Pope Francis will take place at 9am Irish time in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican City. Hundred of thousands of mourners are expected to attend, including President Michael D Higgins, ...

Pope Francis’ face was forever hidden from the world when his coffin was closed at 8 o’clock on Friday evening, April 25, ...

The ancient Herculaneum scrolls' long lost writings, charred and buried during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, are finally ...

In a landmark project, scientists use AI and X-rays to uncover texts of ancient Herculaneum scrolls buried by the eruption of ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

Don't you know that danger is my friend? My whole life, I've trained for this I cannot tell you how much I have paid for this ...

And while this description may sound like pessimism, it’s intended as an exhortation, a call to recognize what’s happening ...

Cars with license plates from all over California can be spotted, from San Diego to Eureka, all making the pilgrimage for what many consider seafood nirvana. Push open the door and you’re greeted by a ...

The crab sandwich, available when crab is in season, creates its own excitement among regulars who mark their calendars for its annual return. Simple and unfussy, it lets the sweet, delicate crab meat ...

When daily newspapers and mainline Protestant denominations and Elks Lodges fade into irrelevance, when sit-down restaurants and shopping malls and colleges begin to trace the same descending arc, ...

The 700-year-old scroll by renowned calligrapher Rao Jie fetched over $32 million after a heated bidding battle at Sotheby’s.

Jarvis began by recounting the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the 1940s by Bedouin shepherds near the ancient ...