Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin

Syrian archeologists unearthed a Roman and Byzantine-era cemetery.

An update on that Israeli cave quarry: “Among the markings were crosses that were carved into the stone … the site had once served as a monastery or place of refuge between the years 1 – 600 CE.”

The Crux Vaticana — a 6th-century reliquary containing what is revered as fragments of the cross on which Jesus was crucified — has been restored to its Byzantine-era glory.

Ancient churches: interiors and artworks. (Thanks, Binks!)