But it was, the knight claimed, an ancient burial shroud imprinted with the ... badly damaging the garment. The object had ...

A look at the centuries-old tradition of burying popes in three coffins — and why Pope Francis decided to simplify his own burial rites.

The Shroud of Turin is a 14-foot-long linen cloth that many believe wrapped the body of Jesus after his crucifixion. The cloth is said to bear the image of a man who appears to have suffered a violent ...