The first Mass of the ‘Novendiales’ will be the funeral. Following the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican has announced which ...

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.

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re dead ...

The Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus (lived circa 330 to 395) claimed in his book "Res Gestae" (Latin for "things done" ...

"The implications of our multidisciplinary study are huge," said study lead author and anthropologist professor Tim Thompson.

Peruvian nun Alba Socola waited in line for almost five hours with thousands of other Catholics on Wednesday to enter St.

This Celtic celebration of fire and fertility culminates in the marriage of the May Queen and the Green Man—and the arrival ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: A normal ticket includes the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill (valid for 24 hours) and you can visit all three in one day. It doesn't include a visit to the ...

We whizz past each other.” The King and Queen marked their anniversary in Rome, where the King became the first monarch to address both houses of the Italian parliament and later spoke at a ...

Renovations on a soccer field outside of Vienna, Austria, uncovered a Roman-era mass grave that held the remains of roughly 150 males. Experts believe the site was likely a battlefield where a ...

On Tuesday, Bataan Rep. Geraldine Roman cautioned her colleagues in the House tri-committee investigating the spread of fake news on social media against pushing for legislation that would ...

Chef Ruben Bondì knows that Rome's Jewish restaurants serve some of the best food in the city. Here are his picks in the historic Jewish quarter. In 2025, millions of pilgrims and tourists are ...