Month: February 2014

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered the submerged remains of what may be a significant Byzantine church. Researchers at Lake Iznik in Bursa province are turning to experts in Byzantine history in an attempt to confirm that the remains are those of St Peter’s church, a building repeatedly referred to in ancient texts but whose physical…

The Vatican has signed an agreement with Japan for the translation of antique documents charting the arrival of Christianity to the eastern nation. The Marega Papers, pictured in the hands of Monsignor Cesare Pasini, head of the Vatican Apostolic Library, area series of some 10,000 records laid down on fragile rice paper, date from 1719…