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 the ...

General view of the St. Eustache chamber in the Paris Catacombs A skull motif in the Paris Catacombs (photo © Christophe Fouin, all images courtesy the City of Paris ...

Below the vibrant city of Alexandria, the enigmatic Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa unfold, revealing a fascinating tapestry of ...

The air was cool and exuded a musty, almost earthy odor. The passageway with squat ceilings no more than six feet high was lit by small dim lights, each bright enough to see only a few feet ahead.

Tourists slowly file into the dim space, some holding up their electric tea lights to read the inscriptions on the vaults. (Credit: RNS photo by Samantha Maldonado.) Listen NEW YORK — Thomas Wilkinson ...

The Ukrainian port city of Odesa sits atop a labyrinth of catacombs—technically, limestone quarries—which constitute perhaps the world’s largest network of urban tunnels, extending ten stories deep ...