Each elector swears an oath to protect the church’s freedom and the secrecy of the conclave. As the last oath is complete, ...

As church bells tolled across Rome to mark Pope Francis’s death, cardinals from across the world began making their way to ...

The Vatican released the first images of Pope Francis lying in repose inside the private chapel of Casa Santa Marta, a day ...

A new DFG project has been launched to study brick stamps in Roman Trier. Trier reached its peak in the 4th century AD, when ...

Ongoing digs at a Roman villa in the town of Villajoyosa in Spain, have revealed more than 4,000 fragments of wall paintings.

Alongside the will, the Vatican announced the pope died following a stroke that led to irreversible heart failure ...

Pope Francis' cause of death has been confirmed the same day his passing was announced by Vatican officials. How did Pope ...

Former Archbishop of Buenos Aires sought to bring ‘common touch’ and modernising influence to Vatican, speaking passionately ...

Ancient manuscripts detailing the events during the Roman Empire are believed to contain 'first hand' evidence about the life and death of Jesus Christ. The Annals, written by the Roman historian ...

However, researchers have uncovered what they believe to be a massive subterranean gold deposit, potentially the largest of ...

And the Domus ... Rome’s most opulent monuments were part of the urban fabric, with residences squeezed onto the flanks of even the sacred Campidoglio; it was Mussolini who isolated the ancient ...

The death of Francis, who was one of the oldest popes in the church’s history, came weeks after he was discharged from a Rome ...