Italy's top cultural sites drew more than 60 million paying visitors in 2024, surpassing the country's population for the first time.The ancient Colosseum in Rome was the most visited attraction, with ...

One of the world’s oldest cookbooks, De Re Coquinaria, contains recipes for familiar staples, along with more exotic fare.

The sanctuary is run by the religious of the Order of St. Augustine and “houses an ancient image of the Virgin, dear to the ...

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New studies trace the domestication of cats to ancient Egypt, linking their origins to religious rituals and the cult of ...

An American tourist was seriously injured after attempting to scale a fence near Rome’s Colosseum, reportedly trying to get a ...

Nearly 60 works from the famed Torlonia Collection are on view in Chicago.

Ancient Rome’s allure is undeniable. This archaic period of time has captivated many a person, through Hollywood epics, ...

Feeling swept up in the election of a new pope doesn’t require you to be Catholic, writes Carly Philpott '27, who is in Rome ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American-born pope, said his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his ...

Archaeologists uncovered walls that date back to between the 9th and 13th century, be part of the Patriarchate. The discovery ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV and is the first American pope in the church’s 2,000-year history.