Featuring gods and emperors alike ... who claimed that the Pope tasked him with safeguarding the cultural heritage of ancient Rome. Portrait of a Young Woman, known as the Maiden of Vulci ...

In his column — featuring the insights and humor we’ve come to expect from Epstein’s work — he compares today’s economists to the augurs of ancient Rome ... how the gods were disposed ...

Now predominantly Muslim, North Africa was once a Christian heartland, producing Catholic popes who left their mark on the ...

Historians believe say three popes wit connections to Africa don dey, di most recent of wey bin reign over 1,500 years ago.

Caligula was adored by the people of Rome, too, in part because of their love for Germanicus but also out of sympathy for the ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in a location that reflected his humble approach to the grand office. Breaking with tradition, ...

The venue was dripping in ancient Greek and Roman decor as students showed up in dazzling dresses and stylish suits. Doors ...

Re called Francis “a pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone.” He recalled the last image many people have ...

NPR secured one of the last public tours of the Sistine Chapel before it closes for the Catholic Church's upcoming conclave to select the next pope.

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope ...