The gold of the high altar. The black and white marble of the ... to say that this whole country is stricken with grief.” The tomb of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, dean of the abbey from 1864 to ...

The service always includes one or more psalms. These ancient prayers, taken from the Old Testament, reflect the full range ...

Strict diplomatic protocol dictates the seating arrangements, with both the United States and Peru getting front-row seats thanks to the pope's dual citizenship.

Study details fifth- to ninth-century conversion of a Second Temple tomb into a worship site, complete with apse, altar and multilingual graffiti. The courtyard of the Salome Cave. (photo credit ...

He reflected in his words what he wanted the Church to look like under his papacy and added ... of peace with the principal celebrants at the altar. He then moves to doing the same with cardinals ...