The Jubilee, or Holy Year, is a deeply significant event in the Catholic Church, celebrated approximately every 25 years. In 2025, Italy will once again host millions of pilgrims from around the globe ...

The Silk Road, that network of trade routes connecting the East to the West and synonymous with the Chinese civilisation, is ...

Roads—hundreds of thousands of miles of them—were an adjunct of Roman strength, a symbol of imperial assimilation.

Archaeologists have discovered 13 golden tongues and fingernails adorning mummies buried in 2,000-year-old tombs in Egypt.

There are even man-made earthquakes. Scientists say a huge fracking boom across the United States has left an earthquake ...

A show traveling to North American museums in 2025 will bring the Torlonia Collection stateside for the first time in its 200 ...

"Gladiator II" opens with a Roman fleet brutally laying siege to a city in the north African kingdom of Numidia. On the big ...

This temple, dedicated to the yoginis has a history steeped in spirituality, esoteric rituals, and impeccable craftsmanship.

From the origins of Rome to the concession by Pope John Paul II. The church of San Teodoro al Palatino retraces much of the ...

It is a tribute to the women who have made the Church great. The Jubilee of 2025 has for the first time included a specially ...

The town of Oban in Scotland is home to McCaig's Tower - a Colosseum-like folly that was the brainchild of a wealthy banker ...