The conclave process to elect the next pope is shrouded in secrecy. Here’s a visual guide to the ancient tradition.

New, almost life-size statues discovered in a necropolis in Pompeii. Details about the possible Roman priestess.

Francesco Rutelli, who knows everything about Rome, has spoken in his books about the Possession ceremony. This is where ...

The death of Pope Francis paves the way for one of the most secretive events in human history, as depicted in the papal ...

The prayer book is the “ Ordo Rituum Conclavis ” (“Rites of the Conclave”), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, ...

Each day of the conclave, the cardinals recite morning and evening prayer together and concelebrate Mass. They have time for ...

"Dead bodies have physical implications, and where space is ever-more contested, the right of the dead to dominate fertile ...

No cell phones, no PCs, no TV, and even newspaper reading is prohibited. Windows are strictly closed in the Sistine Chapel.

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and the place Pope ...

Sifting through the damp soil of the southwestern United Kingdom, archaeologists slowly unearthed an ancient Roman settlement. The ruins seemed “typical” at first — but then “something more unusual” ...

Archaeologists recently announced the discovery of over 100 buried horses dating back to ancient Rome – but the skeletons weren't found in Italy. The excavation took place at Bad Cannstatt ...