Explore the complex religious life of ancient Rome, where religion played a vital role. Explore the complex religious life of ancient Rome, where religion played a vital role in the political, social, ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Disillusioned by their experiences in Catholicism, some Romans are turning to paganism and finding a connection to their roots through worshipping the gods of antiquity, whom they ...

Having fought his way into power, Augustus used religion as a tool to protect his position and promote his political agenda. Having gained power by force in a bitterly fought civil war, Augustus was ...

David Laskin Martin Pauer May 7, 2023 May 7, 2023 0 According to legend, Rome was born April 21, 753 B.C., when Romulus, the survivor of its feuding twin founders, hitched his plow and furrowed a ...

Inside the basilica, Pope Pius XII read the Easter homily for the Holy Year: “When men follow Jesus, they know perfect peace even in the midst of affliction, persecution and injustice.” It had been ...

A new interactive 3D reconstruction of ancient Rome has been launched allowing viewers the opportunity to virtually transport themselves back in time and explore the capital of the Roman Empire as it ...

Pope Pius XII granted one audience last week that was not listed in Osservatore Romano, and from which the Vatican’s photographer was barred. The visitor was Germany’s leading Protestant prelate, ...

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis made his first visit as pontiff to a synagogue on Sunday, where, in a reference to Islamist attacks, he condemned violence in the name of religion. Amid chanting of ...

ROME (AP) — Francis has written to the city's church leaders and religious order priests for any available church properties to be used for the homeless or residents facing possible eviction because ...