Archeologists found evidence that ancient Romans may have used a medical treatment involving perfume... and human feces.

Hidden under Rome’s streets, ancient aqueducts, quarries, catacombs, and bunkers reveal a layered city still operating below ...

The same travertine quarries near Rome that built St. Peter’s Basilica and the Colosseum are still being dug out today.

In Ancient Greece and Rome, pets brought companionship, loyalty, status, and love—from Odysseus’ Argos to Augustus’ raven.

Researchers found a tiny bottle from ancient Rome that contained fecal residue and traces of aromatics, offering evidence that poop was used medicinally more than 2,000 years ago.

How rare it is to find adults who repent — individuals, businesses and institutions that admit they have done wrong,” Pope Leo said in his homily in the Basilica of Santa Sabina.

Traditionally, Catholics and some other Christians don't eat meat on Ash Wednesday nor on any Friday during lent.

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Catholics to ask the Lord for "the gift of true conversion" at the start of the 40-day penitential ...

Drawing on the famous judgment of Edward Gibbon and the testimony of ancient sources, this detailed historical analysis explores the Roman Empire between 98 and 180 AD, the age of the so-called Five ...

An Ice Age double burial in Italy has yielded a stunning genetic revelation. DNA from a mother and daughter who lived over 12,000 years ago shows that the younger had a rare inherited growth disorder, ...

New research examines how lead was used in Rome in daily life, and what archaeological evidence reveals about its health effects.

On a recent weeknight, long after the swarms of tourists had left Rome’s Colosseum, a small group of people walked around outside the darkened amphitheater, pausing every so often to take in a ...