Roman society was, in many ways, surprisingly sophisticated. It built remarkable things like aqueducts that snaked over long ...

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Rare African-style figurines dating back 1,500 years were discovered in ancient Christian tombs in Israel’s Negev desert.

Did the ancient Celts use an alphabet called Coelbren, ultimately originating with the Greek script, as some scholars in the past claimed?

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Vatican is the smallest city-state in the world, located in Rome, Italy. With an area of only 0.44 ...

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Every year, archeologists stumble across remains that shed light on the culture, politics, and daily life of Pompeii.

I join millions of Catholics and good people on planet earth to congratulate Pope Leo XIV on his historic election as the new Pope. What does it take to become the Pope, the spiritual leader of over a ...

A series of whistleblower documents raising serious concerns about the leadership and governance of the World Evangelical ...

Not sure what to do when visiting Avignon, France? There are are many different things to choose from, depening on where you ...

Beyond a simple affirmation of the pope’s authority, the letter by Arturo Sosa, S.J., called attention to its particular place of importance in the life of the Jesuits.

The U.S.-born pontiff served in Peru for decades, and Arizonans from the South American country think he was shaped for the ...