As his hospital stay drags on, Francis' cardinals have had to consider the obvious question circulating: whether Francis ...

The repatriation comes after years of legal disputes over the true identity and provenance of the 6-foot-4 artwork, which has ...

Discovered on accident in Rimini, Italy, this surgeon’s house and the hooks, scalpels, and mortars inside have expanded what ...

According to legend, in the 4th century, Emperor Constantine (also known as Constantine the Great) converted to Christianity ...

Feb. 22, is the Feast of the Chair of Peter. It may seem strange to have a feast celebrating an article of furniture until we ...

Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...

Archaeologists in Montaione, Florence, Italy, have discovered a rare ancient statue of Hercules, dating back to the 3rd or ...

Pope Francis' recent bout with pneumonia, which landed him in the hospital for the fourth time, fueled speculation in Rome.

The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and ...

A headless bronze statue, possibly of Greek origin, will be returned to Türkiye by the Cleveland Museum of Art after being ...

Pope Francis's blood tests show a "slight improvement" as he receives hospital treatment for pneumonia, the Vatican said ...

US museum to return the ancient statue of emperor Marcus Aurelius to Turkey after forensic tests confirm its origins in ...