The death of Pope Francis has put the spotlight on 900-year-old prophecy that some believe foretells not only the identity of ...

Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the ...

Pope Francis faced significant backlash from traditionalist factions within the Catholic Church due to his progressive ...

Francis signaled a very different tone for the papacy, stressing humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset by scandal ...

Pope Francis' death has put the focus back on a 900-year-old book found in the Vatican Secret Archives claims to predict who ...

“Dear brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis,” said Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican's camerlengo. “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, ...

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario ...

While inspecting a sumptuous villa in Rome, an electrician stumbled across long lost works by the Baroque painter Carlo Maratta.

Artist's depiction of water rushing into Mars' Jezero Crater, which billions of years ago was the site of a delta. (Credit: ...

The recently restored Ponte Sant’Angelo in Rome features 10 angels holding symbols of Christ’s passion, creating a profound ...

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the 'Barbarian Conspiracy', a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new study reveals. Researchers argue that Picts, Scotti and Saxons ...

Photo from H. Wraunek, Land NÖ via the Austrian Academy of Sciences Roman bridgehead forts were typically built near key ...