New discoveries in Rome's St. Tecla catacombs

(June 15,2010) The Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology has announced surprising discoveries made by restorers in the Roman Catacombs of St. Tecla, said a communiqué from Vatican’s Press Office on Tuesday. Recalling the news that appeared a year ago in Vatican’s newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, concerning the discovery in the Catacombs of St. Tecla, of the oldest image of St. Paul, the press communiqué said other images of saints, likewise the oldest of their kind, were brought to light using laser technology.
Vatican’s Press communique said the President of the Pontifical Commission - Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi will hold a Press Conference June 22 at the Basilica of St. Paul’s Outside the Walls, to give details of these important discoveries. It added that following the news conference, journalists will be accompanied to the nearby catacombs of St. Tecla to see the discoveries .