There have been twelve Greek Popes in the history of the papacy, with Saint Peter considered to be the first Catholic leader.

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...

ROME — Pope Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican Grottoes. After his ...

Anti-China proposals have been introduced this year in at least 41 states, but mostly in GOP-controlled legislatures.

Born and raised in Birmingham, Valton Johnson has worn many hats in the city and has more ideas on the way.

A Roman-era skeleton from York, northern England, shows signs of having been bitten by a big cat, thus providing the first ...

A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...

For most humans who have breathed Earth's air over the course of history, our deaths have disappeared from record, as ...

Rome is always teeming, and Easter usually kicks off the long tourist season. Up to 250,000 are expected to attend the Pope's ...

King Charles, then the Prince of Wales, travelled to Pope John Paul II's funeral on behalf of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, ...

THE Irish Grand National is here as punters cap off their Easter weekend with the Fairyhouse showpiece. Willie Mullins had ...

The world’s oldest advertisement dates back to the 1st century AD. Discovered in the Greek ruins of Ephesus in Turkey, is a ...