The recycled buildings of Rome, long dismissed by architects, are getting a reappraisal as a model for how to reduce waste ...

Every 25 years, believers from around the world flock to Rome to step through one of its four holy doors and have their sins ...

The Mass for the Jubilee of Priests instituted as Missionaries of Mercy was celebrated on Sunday at the Basilica of Sant’Andrea della Valle in Rome.

ROME (CNS) -- Imagine being able to explore all of St. Peter’s Basilica, its artistic masterpieces and the saint’s underground tomb as well as interact with its caretakers and archeologists to ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology.

However, after portraying Julia Child in Julie & Julia, she took one of Child’s golden rules to heart: “Never apologize.” Now, when dinner doesn’t go as planned, she simply embraces the ...

The best hotels in Rome complement the Eternal City’s rich tapestry of art, culture and cuisine. With a hospitality scene that has just hit its stride, this city seemingly debuts new hotels each ...

New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology in March found that statues in antiquity ...

The Basilica Julia, destroyed twice by fires and demolished after the fall of Rome, can still be visited, but only the floor plan and ruins remain nowadays. Entrance to the Roman Forum can be ...

Instead, the archaeologists — budding and not — last summer uncovered what may be the oldest existing example in the ancient Roman world of a mikvah, a Jewish ritual bath. They have ...

Archeologists conducting a dig underneath the Cressoni Theater in Como, Italy were surprised by the astounding discovery of hundreds of gold coins that date back to the late Roman imperial era ...

The Basilica of Ste. Anne in Detroit, one of Michigan's oldest and most historically significant Catholic churches, has been given future financial stability through the efforts of The Catholic ...