Roman cultural practices began to seep into its territories as it lost control to Germanic tribes. Archaeologists have just ...

Crowds of mourners waited in line on Sunday for a chance to visit Pope Francis’ final resting place in the Santa Maria ...

Dozens of heads of state attended the funeral service for Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, at St. Peter’s Square today. Follow here for the latest.

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

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

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 ...

Pope Francis’ funeral Mass has ended, and cardinals have filed back into St. Peter’s Basilica. The crowd applauded as ...

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 ...

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

ROME — Pope Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican Grottoes. After his ...