When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

The body of Pope Francis was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City ...

On May 7, an expected 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect the new Roman pontiff, the successor to ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins.

While millions are leaving the organized Christian faiths, they’re not abandoning spirituality. Instead, they’re seeking ...

Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual ...

Every year, archeologists come across remains and artifacts that broaden our understanding of what daily life in Pompeii and, by extension, the rest of the Roman Republic was like. From lavish ...

Researchers compared the markings found on an ancient skeleton in England to bones that had been chewed on by cheetahs, lions ...

Core elements of Roman law can be traced back to the ancient Greek world. Roman law has been fundamental to the foundations ...