The debate in the Catholic Church over the celebration of the old Latin Mass is heating up just as Pope Leo XIV's pontificate ...

A surprising find has been made by Italian archaeologists. They discovered an Ancient Roman bath complex at the Appian Way Regional Park had been transformed into a church with a marble baptistery.

Excavators working at an ancient Catholic church in Italy recently found an even older religious symbol: the head of an ancient deity. The Appian Way Regional Park announced the find on Facebook ...

Two dozen Caravaggio paintings from museums and private collectors across the world are on display in Rome's Palazzo ...

COMMENTARY: Sts. Thomas More, John Fisher and others were martyred for defending the truth about marriage. Will we have the ...

Perched on a hill overlooking the town of Alès, the site, which was salvaged before construction on modern houses began, also ...

Francis had led the Roman Catholic church since Benedict XVI resigned in 2013. ... Peter was executed by Emperor Nero on Vatican Hill, a pagan burial site outside ancient Rome.

Here's what those ancient-sounding terms mean — and why they're important.ConclaveIn the Roman Catholic Church, a conclave refers to the private meeting where cardinals elect a new pope.During a ...