Deep below the streets of Rome lie the ancient catacombs where early Christians buried their dead and sustained hope for eternal life. About the same time as the persecution of Decius, middle of ...

Rome Newsroom, Feb 19, 2024 / 13:50 pm. Rome’s catacombs will open to the public for free guided tours and moments of prayer and reflection on Saturday, March 2, as part of the seventh edition ...

The foregoing extract is taken from a book by the Rev. J. Spencer Northeote, called The Roman Catacombs, or some Account of the Burial-Places of the Early Christians in, Rome: London, 1857.

Vatican City, Oct 13, 2023 / 15:57 pm. Synod on Synodality delegates made a pilgrimage to Rome’s catacombs Thursday where they literally “walked together” to the tombs of early Christian ...

Everything found in ancient Christian catacombs -- from hand-painted frescoes to ancient graffiti -- speaks of hope, Pope Francis said, encouraging the faithful to visit these underground cemeteries ...

Stock image of a crucifix. Researchers have deciphered an ancient inscription, casting new light on the early history of Christianity. Iurii Kuzo/iStock/Getty Images Plus ...

The catacombs of Rome are Paleochristian burial sites scattered around the city that were dug underground during the height of the Christian persecution. Here many of Rome’s early popes, martyrs ...

The Catacombs of Rome. May 1858 Issue. ... in those early centuries, the Christians of Rome were forced to guard themselves against a persecution which extended 1o their very burial-places,—or ...