With St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, it is one of four basilicas in Rome granted special status by ...

Learn how forensic evidence confirms that gladiator and lion combat did occur, and why experts think these fights didn't just ...

It was a fitting choice: Francis was particularly devoted to the Virgin Mary, and Santa Maria Maggiore was the first church ...

(Reuters) -In Rome's Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, ...

Experience a breathtaking drone journey across the four Papal Basilicas of Rome: St. Peter’s Basilica, St. John Lateran, St.

The exhibition features over 200 unique Alta Moda and Alta Sartoria pieces, 300 handcrafted accessories, and 130 original ...

Bite marks discovered on the skeleton of a gladiator in Roman-era England suggest the man faced off with a lion in the arena, ...

Researchers compared puncture marks on an 1,800-year-old skeleton in the UK to various animal bites, and concluded that the ...

The findings center on a single skeleton discovered in a Roman-period cemetery outside York in England, a site believed to ...

A victim of priest and mosaic artist Marko Rupnik, accused of sexual violence by around 40 women, the sister announced on ...

The Basilica of Saint Mary Major, a fifth-century church, has served as the burial site for seven popes. The last pope to be ...