After three days of lying in state, Pope Francis’s open coffin was publicly sealed yesterday evening ahead of today’s burial.The sealing was after a mass led by Kevin Joseph Farrell, the Carmelengo – ...

Have you ever seen a bunch of coins on a headstone and wondered why they were there? They weren’t placed there by ...

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 choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

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

Some 250,000 people paid respects to Pope Francis during the three days his coffin led in St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican ...

A large necropolis discovered in an ancient oasis provides a missing piece to the archaeological puzzle of the Iron Age, officials said. Screengrab from the United Arab Emirates' Department of Culture ...

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate ...

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