All Christian catacombs in Rome are property of the Catholic Church, and no one is allowed to explore them without special permission from the Vatican. "It's not so easy to get the permission.

Here, half a million Christians were buried, including 16 popes — giving the burial area a fitting nickname, "The Little ...

After you complete the Sacred Wounds section, start searching the catacombs beneath the Vatican. The Burial Chamber Key will be on the ground next to a skeleton in one of the rooms. Once you have ...

The book examines the skeletons discovered by chance in Roman catacombs (underground tombs) in the mid-16th century. The Vatican declared the tens of thousands of skeletons found in these vast ...