Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a cardinal appealed for the pontiff's legacy of caring for migrants, the ...

At Francis's funeral, prayers were recited in various languages, including Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese and Arabic, ...

The Romans famously claimed to be descended from the Trojans, but does this legend have any basis in actuality?

The King and Queen of Spain arrive in Rome to Attend the State Funeral of the Pope, who passed away on April 21 at age 88 ...

Archaeologists in Jordan have documented a carved inscription bearing the name of Ramesses III, an Egyptian pharaoh who ...

For bishops and archbishops, the liturgical clothes for a funeral include the alb, a white tunic held by a traditional cord ...

Hundreds of high-profile delegations are arriving in Rome today ahead of Pope Francis' funeral as thousands of Catholic ...

Archaeologists in Peru said Thursday they found the 5,000-year-old remains of a noblewoman at the sacred city of Caral, ...

In this three-hour Ancient Rome tour, we will look closely at this period and how, under the influence of the first emperors, Rome rapidly developed into one of the greatest capitals of the ancient ...

This Celtic celebration of fire and fertility culminates in the marriage of the May Queen and the Green Man—and the arrival of summer.

Remains of what may be the ancient capital city of the Kingdom of Lyncestis have been found in North Macedonia.

The Persian empire pioneered women's rights. Other contemporary cultures made jokes about it and considered Persians unmanly.