The skeleton found in York suggests that gladiatorial combats with wild animals extended into Roman provinces.

Bite marks discovered on an ancient Roman skeleton in the UK have been hailed as the first ever physical evidence of ...

A retired US cardinal who has faced accusations of mishandling sexual abuse cases was chosen to help seal Pope Francis’ s casket and entomb his remains during the burial rites.

Pope Francis will also be buried wearing a white mitre on his head, which represents the holiness, dignity, authority, and ...

On the night of his election on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis told the assembled faithful from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica that “tomorrow I wish to go and pray to the Madonna.” And so he did, ...

Bite marks found on a skeleton in a Roman cemetery in York have provided the first archaeological evidence of an epic battle between a gladiator and a lion.

Pope Francis introduced changes to the papal funeral rites in 2024 which were aimed at simplifying the ceremonies.

This is a man who died 1,800 years ago in the territory now occupied by York, where it is believed there was an amphitheater. He was found in 2010 with 81 other bodies in a cemetery from the Roman era ...

Archaeologists have discovered the first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting lions in Britain, according to a ...

Tens of thousands of people have turned out to see Pope Francis at a public viewing platform in St Peter's Basilica, where he ...

More than 50,000 mourners have already visited St Peter's Basilica to pay their respects, where Francis lies in state in a ...

Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m. (Rome time) on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025 at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. This was announced from Casa Santa Marta at 9:45 a.m. by ...