The casket bearing the body of Pope Francis made its final journey through the streets of Rome accompanied by applause and ...

St. Peter’s Basilica and watched the procession through Rome. As he spoke before delegations from 146 countries, the dean of ...

According to the Vatican and Italian police, some 150,000 people watched Pope Francis' casket pass by after the funeral Mass ...

Mourners will bid a final farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday during his funeral Mass, which is expected to draw ...

Mourners will bid a final farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday during his funeral Mass, which is expected to draw ...

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...

What did race and identity mean to the Romans? In this episode of Kings and Generals, we examine ancient views on ethnicity, using primary sources like Cicero and Julius Caesar to understand how ...

In this Kings and Generals documentary, we explore the chaos and political power struggle that erupted after the assassination of Julius Caesar. As the Roman Republic teetered, key figures like ...

“You might be tempted to think it's an image of Julius Caesar. It is actually a sculpture of Augustus, Rome's first emperor. It's a sculpture that lives at the Vatican Museum, made of marble and ...

To the north of St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican stands a tall structure called the Tower of the Winds, also referred to as ...

The alignment of Easter in Western and Eastern branches of Christianity, along with a 1,700-year anniversary, have renewed ...

This year is not only the 1,700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council of the church, but also one of the years when ...