As someone who’s studied Ancient Rome for years, I’ve recently been asked which Roman emperor was most like Donald Trump. In some ways he’s a pastiche of several Roman leaders. Of course, Julius ...

Pope Leo XIV has spoken publicly about the challenges to human dignity, justice and labor that arise from “developments in ...

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

ROME — Leaders from around the world converged on Rome for the second time in less than a month on Sunday with a spectacular ...

A sprawling, centuries-old mosaic was recently unearthed in Syria, shedding light onto life under Roman rule. The ancient ...

The cardinals who are electing the next pope sometimes look as ideologically polarized as many secular voters around the globe. Many conservative Roman Catholic Church leaders disagreed with Pope ...

The relief depicts a woman, identified by archaeologists as the goddess Victoria, or Victory, according to the release. The counterpart to Greek goddess Nike, Victoria personified victory and was ...

While the isolation was initially intended to shield the college from the influence of Roman leaders and powerful families, now it’s the pressures of the media: The cardinals are given no access ...

Cardinal electors chose the head of the Catholic Church as those outside watched for the telltale white smoke from the Sistine Chapel.

The Roman Catholic Church has some 1.4 billion ... He spoke movingly of a religious leader − and man − who "touched hearts and minds." Pope Francis sought, Re said, to "build bridges, not ...