Global negotiators concluded an extended session of the United Nations biodiversity conference, COP16, with key commitments ...

The Roman Empire is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the most successful and (in)famous empire of the ancient world. Lasting for ...

There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to ...

The Vatican said Francis, 88, who has been hospitalized for pneumonia, was responding well to treatment and that it was too ...

Doctors decided to keep Pope Francis' prognosis guarded and indicated they needed 24 to 48 hours to evaluate how and if the ...

After 17 years with the Rome Rescue Mission, the director of operations, Lisa Patierno, has stepped up to become the new, ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis suffered a coughing fit that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive ...

Steven J. Parsons, of Oneida County, filed an action against the city "alleging false arrest and malicious prosecution," said ...

The Via Egnatia was an ancient Roman road that ran from the Adriatic Sea to Byzantium, connecting northern ancient Greek cities.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was resting Saturday after an alarming setback in his two-week recovery from double pneumonia: ...

The UK welcomes the positive conclusion to negotiations at the resumed meeting of CBD COP16, which saw the international ...