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 ...

The July 7 event at Canterbury is evidence of a growing interest in shrines, saints and relics in the Church of England, ...

Jacob Derry, a Pontifical North American College student and seminarian for the Diocese of Lansing, Michigan, helped organize the almost 10-hour-long pilgrimage for more than 40 people on Monday.

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 ...

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.