The Appian Way Regional Park in Rome announced its recent farewell to a "beautiful" stone head dating back to antiquity. It ...

A recent archaeological excavation in Switzerland took a somber turn when historians discovered a collection of infant ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...

On May 16, 1835, a small group of men and women from the Rome area gathered in the home of Evan Pearson, a pastor from what ...

AGNES CRAWFORD: We're really on the summit of the Esquiline Hill, which is one of the seven of the ancient hills on which Rome was founded. SHERLOCK: The church has special resonance for Pope ...

After a pope dies – or in very rare cases, resigns – the Catholic Church chooses its next leader through an ancient electoral process called the papal conclave. Here's how it works.

Catholics believe that each pope, the bishop of Rome, is a successor to the throne held by Saint Peter, with authority over the church, according to Britannica. Early church fathers recognized the ...

Catholics believe that each pope, the bishop of Rome, is a successor to the throne held by Saint Peter, with authority over the church, according to Britannica. Early church fathers recognized the ...