Pope Benedict announced yesterday, that fragments of bone from the first or second century have been found in a tomb in the Basilica of St Paul in Rome.
Speaking at St Paul’s-Outside-the-Walls, on the eve of today’s Feasts of St Peter and St Paul, the Holy Father said: “This seems to confirm the unanimous and undisputed [...]
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The Apostle Paul’s Bones Identified?
Posted in Biblical Archaeology, Europe, Misuses of biblical archaeology, tagged Ancient churches, Art & Architecture, Biblical Archaeology, Paul, Rome on June 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
June 6th: D-Day in Normandy, France
Posted in Europe, travel, tagged D-Day, France, Normandy, travel on June 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
On this date in 1944, troops from the United States, Great Britain, Canada and Free French forces invaded the Normandy coast of German-occupied France. 11 months later, what was left of Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Allies.
Getting ashore with enough troops, equipment and supplies to effectively continue the fight was a challenge that is still [...]
