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The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests ...

The pope’s unadorned tomb, marked by a single Latin word — Franciscus — was intended, a cleric said, to reflect a life of ...

Church records show that only three men born in Africa or of African descent have been pope, in the 2nd, 4th and 5th ...

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At first, Jim believed the object to be on its own but another taxi driver spotted an outer flange at the top of the vessel ...

Bite marks discovered on the skeleton of a gladiator in Roman-era England suggest the man faced off with a lion in the arena, ...

A USA TODAY reporter recalls covering the last conclave when Pope Francis was selected. What to expect if you go to Rome for ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland Museum of Art has finalized an agreement to transfer ownership of small, ancient statue to the government of Libya. The 2,200-year-old statue of a man ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.