Christian archaeology seeks to see, hear and touch the Word made flesh, Pope Leo XIV said, inviting the world's bishops and others to encourage young people, lay people and priests to study ...
Study, education, memory. These are the coordinates of the Church of Leo XIV, which is thus equipping itself to enhance its most important academic centers by starting from its roots. If yesterday a ...
On the centenary of the pontifical institute established by Pius XI in 1925, the pontiff published a letter on the importance of this discipline for the Church. Archaeology has a "sensory" role to ...
In his new apostolic letter, Leo emphasizes the importance of Christian archaeology. Pope Leo XIV receives members of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology on Dec. 11, 2025, in the ...
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The diffusion of artistic and historical culture in all sectors of society provides the men and women of our age with means to rediscover their own roots and extract ...
An archaeologist recently uncovered the likely remains of a long-forgotten Byzantine settlement, offering new insights into the history of Christianity in the Middle East. Musallam R. Al-Rawahneh, an ...
Early Christian Archaeology is very often associated with the study of tombs, catacombs and burials. These are often the surviving vestiges which are normally encountered. Though definitely much rarer ...
Memory of the past nourishes hope. Leo XIV states this clearly in the Apostolic Letter published today to commemorate the centenary of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, founded in ...