Posted AT 10:11 AM EDT on 11/12/06
Vatican unearths St. Paul's tomb
Vatican City — Vatican archaeologists have identified a sarcophagus under Rome's second-largest basilica as the tomb that according to tradition contains the remains of the Apostle Paul, but they still don't know what's inside, experts said Monday.
The white marble sarcophagus, which dates to at least A.D. 390 and is buried under the main altar of St.
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