The pope's doctor says Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce ...

Dr. Sergio Alfieri told The Associated Press that the Pope was "very lively,’’ after visiting the pope at his apartment in ...

In an interview, the leader of Pope Francis’s medical team called it “a miracle” that the 88-year-old pontiff left the ...

Archeologists recently uncovered an historic 1,600-year-old Jewish bath known as a mikveh in Ostia Antica, the archaeological site of an ancient Roman city.

Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you ...

Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...

Pope Francis passed another "quiet night" in the Rome hospital where he has been battling pneumonia in both lungs for a month, the Vatican said Friday. Although he is no longer in critical ...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis marked a month in hospital Friday (Mar 14), with football players sending him messages of support for his recovery from pneumonia, including the captain of his favourite ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis passed another "quiet night" in the Rome hospital where he has been battling pneumonia in both lungs for a month, the Vatican said Friday. Although he is no longer in ...

Francis, 88, has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital since 14 February and has suffered a series of breathing crises, with doctors initially warning his life was at risk. While the head of the ...

ROME (AP) — The southern Italian city of Naples was struck by a 4.4-magnitude quake early Thursday that caused only minor damage and sent 11 people to the hospital, the most serious suffering ...