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A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

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

Learn how forensic evidence confirms that gladiator and lion combat did occur, and why experts think these fights didn't just ...

As Pope Francis ’ body lies in state in St Peter’s Basilica, the late pontiff is being remembered for his life of Christian ...

(Reuters) -In Rome's Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, ...

Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained ...

The first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting animals has been found in skeletal remains from England ...

Researchers compared puncture marks on an 1,800-year-old skeleton in the UK to various animal bites, and concluded that the ...

Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the ...

More than three ounces of methamphetamine was seized alongside a revolver and a replica Glock handgun during a traffic stop ...

Francis paid a surprise visit to Rome's Regina Coeli last week to offer well-wishes to inmates ahead of Easter.