The Vatican is grieving the first head of the Catholic Church from the Americas and Saturday marks the beginning of the ...

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

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his “humble, simple and essential" life.

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...

After an earthquake damaged the building, construction crews started working in the basement and unearthed the forgotten Roman ruins. Take a look.

The Rome Prize, which has been awarded by the American Academy in Rome for 130 years, aims to support “innovative and ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

Rome Prize winners. Rome Prize architecture winners are: Akima Brackeen of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; and Cory ...

Neandertal genetic traces: The ancient individuals had significantly less Neandertal ... key region," added senior author Savino di Lernia from Sapienza University in Rome.

Taking the train from Rome to Naples, you’ll find yourself in a city with a unique charm and energy. Naples is home to the ...

If you want a name that carries with it the weight of history, why not consider one from Ancient Rome? These Ancient Roman names have been carried by all manner of gods and goddesses, emperors ...