There’s nothing new about our modern obsession with playing and watching sports – they were popular in ancient Greek and ...

The support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis took an oath of secrecy Monday ahead of the conclave that's starting on Wednesday.

A US tourist was seriously injured after becoming impaled on metal railings at Rome’s Colosseum while attempting to climb a ...

ROME (CNS) – In a full church on a Monday evening in Rome, just two days before the conclave to elect a new pope was set to ...

Although molecular traces of ancient wines have been found staining pottery walls, this is the oldest wine in a liquid state ...

As an American retiree who has lived in about 50 countries with my wife, I think some of the best countries to live in ...

At Masses in Rome’s housing projects and in the heart of its tourist district, the faithful prayed Sunday for the upcoming ...

For thousands of years, Istanbul has marked the point where East meets West — a true crossroads of civilizations. Once known ...

Stoves have been installed in the Sistine Chapel that will generate smoke, marking the progress of the conclave's mission to ...

The folklore of the prophecy of St. Malachy says that Pope Francis may be the very last pontiff. Historians say that's ...

For over two thousand years, successive societies forged the civilization of ancient Greece. From the early societies of the ...

As cardinals gather to elect a new pope, ancient customs collide with TikTok trends, viral memes and a new era of digital ...