VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as ...

New, almost life-size statues discovered in a necropolis in Pompeii. Details about the possible Roman priestess.

The pope’s unadorned tomb, marked by a single Latin word — Franciscus — was intended, a cleric said, to reflect a life of ...

A skeleton recovered from a Roman-era cemetery in England may mark the first physical evidence of combat between gladiators ...

The Romans famously claimed to be descended from the Trojans, but does this legend have any basis in actuality?

VATICAN CITY — As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square as he is being ...

For a vacation full of ancient ruins, artistic displays, and authentic old-word European culture, head to this city, the ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and the place Pope ...

A newly discovered altar buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal is providing fresh insight into the ...

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 ...

What landscape architects need to know. The ancient site has a new master plan by Studio Bellesi Giuntoli. By Monica Shenouda ...

An earthquake exposed an ancient theater in Croatia, and weapons were found stashed in a Russia museum.