This week, a string of archaeological studies lend insight into Roman gladiators, an ancient crocodile-like beast, and a ...

Legends of young heroes fighting lions to the death appear in Roman records and artwork ... at the cemetery were gladiators, rather than soldiers or slaves, as initially thought,” said study ...

Mourners bid farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his concern for the 'most peripheral of the peripheries.' ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re eulogized Francis as a pope of the people, a pastor who knew how to communicate to the “least ...

Even before he became pope, Francis had a particular affection for St. Mary Major, home to a Byzantine-style icon of the ...

Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body ...

According to Vatican estimates, some 250,000 people flocked to the funeral Mass at the Vatican and 150,000 more lined the ...

World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his ...