Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the death of Pope Francis, the ranks of armchair Vatican experts have ...

The Romans famously claimed to be descended from the Trojans, but does this legend have any basis in actuality?

The differences in beliefs between the two leaders on societal issues seemed to put a strain on their relationship through ...

What did race and identity mean to the Romans? In this episode of Kings and Generals, we examine ancient views on ethnicity, ...

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

A Roman-era skeleton from York, northern England, shows signs of having been bitten by a big cat, thus providing the first ...

When he was installed as head of Roman Catholic Church in 2013, Pope Francis was heralded as a progressive change-maker. For ...