After the death of Alexander the Great, a eunuch named Philetaerus established the ancient Greek city of Pergamon a major ...

On World Press Freedom Day, we must remind ourselves of the people who have lost their freedoms fighting for this very right.

From bunny ears to the middle finger, these hand gesture meanings have complicated backstories The history of hand gestures: ...

SPQR stands for Senatus Populusque Romanus, which translates to "The Senate and Roman People" or "The Senate and People of ...

The Appian Way Regional Park in Rome announced its recent farewell to a "beautiful" stone head dating back to antiquity. It ...

The greatness of Pope Francis is that his evangelism transcended the Catholic Church and became a symbol of humanity – projecting love, duty and sacrifice. He excelled as an optimist in a troubled ...

Lucy Collins, an assistant professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York who teaches courses in philosophy, ...

The pope’s unadorned tomb, marked by a single Latin word — Franciscus — was intended, a cleric said, to reflect a life of ...

Filippo Sorcinelli, who has been working with the Supreme Pontiff's Office for Liturgical Celebrations for twenty years, has ...

One of the most shocking moments (while some called it predictable) was when Seth Rollins joined forces with Paul Heyman, turning his back and betraying both CM Punk and Roman Reigns in the main event ...

But before the resurrection, there was the cross, which was widely viewed as a symbol of a terrifying ... the victims of unjust power. If it seems that we are more Roman than Christian these ...