Scientists sampled tiny bone fragments sealed inside several Pompeii casts and tested DNA and isotopes to ask, and answer, ...

Several lines of evidence, from chiseled inscriptions to missing horses, suggest that thousands of people survived the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

"I have found two or three rich guys, but I found a couple hundred middle class and even some desperately poor people who ...

The seat is across from the entrance to the Villa of the Mysteries, a large property full of beautiful frescoes located just ...

Archaeologists have discovered the exceptionally well-preserved remains of two men scalded to death by the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD, the Italian ...

May their intercession assist us in our trials and their example inspire us in our shared vocation to holiness,' the pontiff ...

The Italian nuns canonised are Vincenza Maria Poloni, the 19th-century founder of Verona's Institute of the Sisters of Mercy, ...

Among those canonised were Saint Ignatius Maloyan, an Armenian archbishop martyred during the 1915 genocide; Saint Peter To ...

According to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), the new set of saints to be canonized was approved ...

On Sept. 25, we pause as a nation to honor the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. It is a solemn day – a day to reflect on the lives stolen, the families shattered and the communities ...

Remembrance ceremonies for the victims of the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting in Las Vegas continued on Wednesday night — the eighth anniversary of the massacre. The names of the 58 people who died the ...

ADA COUNTY, Idaho — Communities across Idaho and the nation mark October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time dedicated to educating the public about relationship abuse and connecting ...