Of all the places you might find the Capuchin crypt, the Via Veneto in Rome seems to be the unlikeliest location. But amid this district of four star hotels, expensive restaurants and swanky habitués, ...

Here’s one of my favorite European memories illustrating how, if you know where to look, you can find human bones on display in many corners of the continent. Deep under the streets of Paris, I was ...

The Capuchin Crypt is known for its use of bones as decorative art. Dating to the mid-18th century, the skeletons of nearly 4,000 friars are arranged in ornate geometric and floral patterns in a long ...