Jackson says the Roman building known as a basilica was a crucial component ... the principal inspector for ancient monuments at Historic England, a public agency that advises the U.K. government ...

The Appian Way Regional Park in Rome announced its recent farewell to a "beautiful" stone head dating back to antiquity. It was discovered during the excavation of a fifth-century basilica.

Archaeologists have uncovered the remnants of London's earliest-known ancient Roman basilica on the site of a planned 32-story skyscraper, right in the heart of what was once known as Londinium.

For a particularly meaningful way to visit Rome’s major churches - and to sidestep the crowds - try following in the ...

A surprising find has been made by Italian archaeologists. They discovered an Ancient Roman bath complex at the Appian Way ...

Archaeologists uncovered walls that date back to between the 9th and 13th century, be part of the Patriarchate. The discovery stems from construction and renovation for the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee.

The Popes' tombs can be found underneath, but under those is the ancient Roman graveyard where Peter the Apostle himself was buried. The foundations of [the Basilica] are a graveyard." The Vatican ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his “humble, simple and essential’’ life, the archbishop ...

He also asked that his “last earthly journey” end at the “very ancient Marian shrine ... it is one of four basilicas in Rome granted special status by the pope. In his will, he wrote ...

Ancient mosaic in Turkey undergoes new conservation as experts work to preserve rare 5th-century artwork with optical ...

Jubilee of Hope pilgrims are undertaking two ancient church pilgrimages ... and a reception center near the basilica. For pilgrims who can’t travel to Rome, the bishops are expected to designate ...