Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...

We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there’s evidence of ...

It wasn’t until the middle of the 16th century that the city became part of the Kingdom of France. By then, the city had been ...

The fall of the Roman Empire remains one of the most intriguing and widely studied events in human history. While traditional ...

It’s not coincidental that today’s optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at ...

Part of a road in Cyprus collapsed, revealing a long-forgotten tomb from about 2,000 years ago, officials said. Photos show its artifacts. Photo from the Department of Antiquities and Museums of the ...

That’s not all they found. Highway construction resulted in discoveries from multiple eras of history, including the Roman ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the battle of Hattin, an opponent of Martin Luther being made a ...

The New York State Catholic Conference, which is the official voice of the Catholic Church in the Empire State, issued 13 ...

While the eastern half of the Roman Empire survived in some form for another thousand years, brought to an end only by the Ottoman sultan Mehmed the Conqueror in 1453, ...

Archaeologists and students in the Netherlands have unearthed a 1,800-year-old temporary Roman military fort in the ...