VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Disillusioned by their experiences in Catholicism, some Romans are turning to paganism and finding a connection to their roots through worshipping the gods of antiquity, whom they ...

Hollywood has given us a clear picture of what life was like for Christians living in pagan ancient Rome. But is that picture really accurate? In Gary United Methodist Church's "Religion in Ancient ...

Having fought his way into power, Augustus used religion as a tool to protect his position and promote his political agenda. Having gained power by force in a bitterly fought civil war, Augustus was ...

Inside the basilica, Pope Pius XII read the Easter homily for the Holy Year: “When men follow Jesus, they know perfect peace even in the midst of affliction, persecution and injustice.” It had been ...

Writing in a letter to his friend Lucilius around AD62, the Roman philosopher Seneca outlined two arguments for vegetarianism. The first argument came from a Roman philosopher called Sextius whom ...

The Vatican announced this week that its College of Cardinals will convene on May 7 for the conclave process at the famed Sistine Chapel – where they'll elect Pope Francis' successor as leader of the ...

Almost all the great religions have gone wrong by identifying with nation states and their coercive power and nations by ...

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., a conservative Catholic, has visited Rome for decades, often teaching or participating in academic conferences.