Marble is such a noble material, very elegant and also timeless. It’s used in a lot of different forms and for a variety of ...

ROME - The bare, white marble of Rome’s ‘Scala Sancta,’ which are believed to be the stairs trod by Christ on the day of his trial and death, are exposed and visible to pilgrims for the first time in ...

Notes from pilgrims are seen as workers remove a wooden covering over the Holy Stairs at the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs in Rome March 15, 2019. Pilgrims will have the opportunity to climb ...

After over a year of restoration, the 28 marble steps were unveiled Thursday. ROME -- After more than a year of restoration, the 28 steps that make up the "Scala Sancta," or Holy Stairs, of the ...

Just in time for Holy Week, a holy staircase believed to be “stained with Christ’s blood” from the crucifixion is open to Christian pilgrims after 300 years of being closed off. The 28 steps of Rome’s ...

The marble steps Jesus is believed to have climbed before being sentenced to crucifixion have been unveiled after 300 years. The Scala Sancta, or Holy Staircase, had been encased in protective maple ...

Pilgrims cue to climb the “Scala Santa,” or “Holy Stairs” in the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs in Rome on Holy Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Credit: Elise Harris/Crux.) Listen ROME – For ...