There is a story about the Vestal Virgins that illuminates the religion of ancient Rome. It comes from 390 BC, when things ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Disillusioned by their experiences in Catholicism, some Romans are turning to paganism and finding a connection to their roots through worshipping the gods of antiquity, whom they ...

Hollywood has given us a clear picture of what life was like for Christians living in pagan ancient Rome. But is that picture really accurate? In Gary United Methodist Church's "Religion in Ancient ...

Having fought his way into power, Augustus used religion as a tool to protect his position and promote his political agenda. Having gained power by force in a bitterly fought civil war, Augustus was ...

Ghosts stories appear in several surviving texts from ancient Rome. What do they reveal about the people who told them?

Chickens are one of the most common animals on earth. Relatives of the dinosaurs still around today, these birds have spread to almost every continent in the world (except Antarctica) and reside in ...

Twins in ancient Greece and Rome were seen as divine signs or dangerous omens, revealing deep cultural fears about birth, ...

Cline Paden, 33, a minister of the fundamentalist Churches of Christ, looked out of his window in Rome last week to find 40 armed carabinieri at his door. Soon after, as members of his congregation ...

The Vatican announced this week that its College of Cardinals will convene on May 7 for the conclave process at the famed Sistine Chapel – where they'll elect Pope Francis' successor as leader of the ...

The new director of Rome’s Colosseum, has rejected reports that the ancient site will host electronic dance music parties.