A piece of the Italian sarcophagus of early Christian apostle St. Paul will be displayed May 20 at the Cathedral of St. Paul, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced Thursday. The ...

Science confirms tomb contains mortal remains of Apostle Paul, says Pope Benedict XVI brings the Pauline year to a close, reporting the results of a probe into the sarcophagus inside the Basilica ...

A slab of cracked marble with the words “Paul apostle martyr” in Latin was also found embedded in the floor above the tomb.

After the fire, the crypt was filled with earth and covered by a new altar. A slab of cracked marble with the words "Paul apostle martyr" in Latin was also found embedded in the floor above the tomb.

Scientific tests prove bones housed in the Basilica of St. Paul in Rome are those of the apostle St. Paul himself, according to Pope Benedict XVI.

ROME (AP) — Vatican archaeologists have unearthed a sarcophagus, thought to contain the remains of the Apostle Paul, that had been buried beneath Rome’s second-largest basilica.

Its fourth-century inscription bears the words PAULO APOST MART (Paul, Apostle and Martyr).” So, uh, is this news after all? Or is it kind of like saying “Grant said buried in Grant’s tomb”?

VATICAN CITY Vatican archaeologists have identified a sarcophagus under Rome's second-largest basilica as the tomb that according to tradition contains the remains of the Apostle Paul, but they still ...

Why Jesus Christ chose Paul, until then one of the most ardent persecutors of Christians, to be his apostle to the Gentiles may be surmised, but it cannot be definitely known because one cannot ...

Scientific tests prove bones housed in the Basilica of St. Paul in Rome are those of the apostle St. Paul himself, according to Pope Benedict XVI.