Some of the oldest ancient temples continue to fulfil their original purpose after thousands of years, continuing their ...

Archaeologists excavating beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City have uncovered evidence of an ...

Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip ...

Meanwhile, Pope Francis is the 266th pope to serve the Roman Catholic Church, and he assumed the papacy in 2013. He followed Pope Benedict XVI, who spearheaded the church from 2005 until he ...

Roman worship was divided into the public and the private. Families would honor their household spirits while Rome had colleges of official priests to ensure that its actions met with divine ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical region of Israel and the surrounding area.