We went to Glasgow to meet the London Underground's slightly younger (but still very old) sibling. Glasgow has the third-oldest subway system in the world. Someone from Londonist has been away again, ...

During the Middle Ages, objects and body parts associated with Jesus, the Virgin Mary, the Apostles, and the saints played a central role in Christian life in Europe. Faithful pilgrims flocked to ...

Honoring one's ancestors is an important act among the Fang peoples. This was done both by remembering their names and deeds and by keeping physical remnants of them as relics. At least a portion of ...

Five pieces of wood in a silver-and-gold container at a basilica in Rome may be the remains of the manger Jesus was laid on when he was born. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

In the 640s, Sophronius, the patriarch of Jerusalem, sent several unassuming wooden slats to Rome for safekeeping after the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem. Sophronius asked Pope Theodore I to protect ...