Agueda Zavaleta is making sure every stitch is perfect in her latest embroidery project — part of a gift to Pope Francis that she is set to deliver in person. “This is the most special thing that has ...

They may seem like typical Chinese altar cloths, but look closer and, in some, you’ll spot a Dutch East Indies coat of arms or even the mythical Naga creature. They’re also made from batik. The ...

A German theologian and friend of Benedict XVI, drawing on the writings of a ninth-century bishop, appears to have made a historic and fascinating discovery, revealing how the Shroud of Turin and the ...

The Polish village of Koniakow is not its former serene self. Is the reason bitter wartime memories or the legacy of 50 years of Communist rule? No. It is underwear. Very skimpy, very tight underwear.

As traumatic as those experiences were, efforts to help him overcome the strain of what he had endured also gave him an unlikely skill: the ability to do intricate needlework. Like many other British ...

U.S. Army soldier William Woodrow Anderson was in his early 20s when he walked into a church amid the rubble of war-torn eastern Germany during World War II and grabbed a piece of fine satin. He put ...

Some years ago, while on a trip to Europe, my daughter and I had planned to go to Italy. She was going to take me to see the Vatican. It had been a long-unfulfilled dream to visit the Vatican and ...

The Reverand Canon Michael Hempel poses for photographers in front of the restored altar frontal, made by 138 recovering WW1 soldiers, during a photocall in Saint Paul's Cathedral in central London, ...

Remnants of a dress belonging to Queen Elizabeth I may have been found in an altar cloth in Herefordshire. The fabric at St Faith's Church in Bacton has been identified by experts as a piece of a 16th ...

The cloth is embroidered with animals, plants and narrative scenes Courtesy of Historic Royal Palaces When Elizabeth I died in 1603, her wardrobe encompassed more than 2,000 sumptuously tailored gowns ...

The ownership of the ornate silver cloth is to be decided Remnants of a dress belonging to Queen Elizabeth I may have been found in an altar cloth in Herefordshire. The fabric at St Faith's Church in ...