The Komnenos Dynasty came from obscure origins to revive the Byzantine Empire after a disastrous period of weak emperors and ...

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor ... these heretics and communicated with bishops across the Roman Empire to emphasize unity. He also oversaw the ecumenical ...

Thanks to modern-day literature and films—and the fact that ancient amphitheaters remain standing throughout the former Roman Empire, notably the Colosseum in Rome—warring gladiators are one ...

Norah O'Donnell is CBS News' senior correspondent and a 60 Minutes contributing correspondent. O'Donnell is also the host of CBS News 24/7's "Person to Person," where she brings interviews that go ...

The findings made during the current excavation season fall within the broader defensive network established in the area during the Ptolemaic (332–30 BCE) and Roman (30 BCE–395 CE) periods, a time ...

The complete kit of a pre-Roman stonemason found in Romania. Credit: Aurora Pețan In a Romanian forest near the hill of Măgura Călanului, an unexpected discovery has revealed a unique set of iron ...

Except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy Thursday is possibly one of the ... one of them will betray him and hand him over to the Roman soldiers. Around the world, Bishops and priests come ...

When the cardinals gather in the Pauline Chapel and process to the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the process of choosing a new pope, they call upon the assistance of the Holy Spirit as they ...

Holy water is also removed from the fonts in ... They were writing for an audience beyond Palestine, and in the Roman Empire of the first century, there was no general consensus about the names ...

ROMAN FURY maintained his unbeaten record with a stoppage win on the undercard of brother Tommy's ring return. The new heavyweight prospect made his first outing in over a year in the co-main ...

From 500 BCE on, the Roman Empire extended its territory across parts of Europe and North Africa until its frontier totaled some 7,500 kilometres by the 2nd century. The Romanian segment, the Dacian ...