Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

Vendors in Indonesia sold keychains and fans bearing his image. A message board to the late pope was covered in writings from ...

The ancient silver coins feature the images of 11 Roman emperors and empresses, including Nero and Marcus Aurelius.

The life of Pope Francis, the first Latin American and first Jesuit to serve as the Roman Catholic Church’s pontiff, lasted ...

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The annual traditional processions marked Good Friday across several localities in Malta and Gozo on Friday. In Paola, crowds lined the Christ the King Parish Church parvis and extended into the ...

The earliest known Jesus mosaic inscription declaring Jesus as God, the Megiddo mosaic, was found under a prison in Israel.

Proposals for a tower in the Square Mile that had to be updated following the discovery of a Roman basilica at the site have been sent in to City of London planners. The scheme at 85 Gracechurch ...

Thousands of photos and videos were seized by the Department of Justice as part of the investigation into former Michigan assistant football coach Matt Weiss, the Associated Press reports.

DETROIT -- Investigators have seized thousands of intimate photos and videos from a former Baltimore Ravens and University of Michigan assistant football coach who is charged with hacking into the ...

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Scientists have uncovered evidence that sheds light on a little-known ice age that may have contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire. "Unusual rocks," discovered in Iceland, are believed to ...