Discoveries challenge previous assumptions about Roman influence in the region, revealing extensive Roman activity and ...

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

Archaeologists often spend long amounts of time at a dig site, only to dig up garbage such as bottle caps and soda cans, or ...

Madziala In northwest Germany, near the site of the 1,600-year-old Roman military camp Anreppen, archaeologists discovered evidence of an ancient agricultural ... of the Roman god Mercury, which ...

In antiquity, niches typically contained a statue of a deity such as Apollo, the son of Zeus and the god ... of paved Roman highways, connecting the ruins of more than half a dozen ancient towns ...

Back in the day, the Vatican would mint coins and produce medals commemorating ... a nine-day period of mourning that dates back to ancient Rome. The funeral Mass must take place four to six ...

The discovery of the ancient gate suggests that the famous king of the Israelites may not have been sole ruler of his time.

Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered in a tomb in Pompeii, researchers said, thousands of years after a deadly volcano wiped out the ancient ... a coin depicting the sea god ...

Cardinal Carmelengo Kevin Farrell placed 12 coins in the coffin of Pope Francis before sealing it for burial. Father Emmanuel ...

His funeral is being held on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square. Francis will then be buried, according to his will: in a simple underground tomb at St. Mary Major Basilica. The church is home to his ...

The funeral Mass for Pope Francis has concluded at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican City. Cortege wound its way through the centre of the Eternal City to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, where ...