March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

The artwork, believed to be the original work of Mantegna, was recently rediscovered in the Sanctuary of Pompeii.

Archaeologists found the ruins of an Iron Age settlement with a “rare” ancient Roman brooch buried underneath, possibly as an ...

The Pan-Ukrainian Day of Prayer included a Mass for peace at St. John Lateran Basilica, presided over by Cardinal Baldassare Reina, the Pope’s vicar for the Diocese of Rome, and included ...

Queen Mary of Denmark wore a historic gold tiara, once belonging to Queen Caroline Amalie, at a Helsinki gala. The diadem, hidden for 140 years, features gems collected during a royal trip to Italy., ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Some 430 years after the Lombard ... The suggested starting bid was set at 1,500 euros, or about $1,800, but the Spanish government pulled the painting ...

Based on Victorien Sardou’s play “La Tosca,” Puccini's opera is set against the backdrop of Rome in June 1800, a period of intense political upheaval.

St. Patrick’s Day offers an annual reminder that, in terms of ancestry, no US state is quite as Irish as New Hampshire — not ...

A Danish family has returned three ancient artifacts to Italy after their father purchased them in the 1960s. The items, ...

A pair of local projects are among 28 projects statewide that will get a share of some $270 million in state funding, following an announcement on the preservation ...

In the West, the practice of exchanging rings to mark a betrothal dates back to ancient Rome, when noble families would trade ...