Unable to attend the Good Friday ceremony in person for the third consecutive year, the pope offered deep meditations for the ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, ancient Romans enjoyed a variety of snacks when attending events at the Colosseum. Recent ...

Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum, thousands gathered Friday ... cast your light into the darkness of my heart. Grant me right faith, firm hope, perfect charity, and profound ...

Massimo Siragusa / Constrasto / Redux Climbing the Campidoglio, or Capitoline Hill, which has lured visitors to Rome ... killed me.” Back in the city’s historical center, the Colosseum ...

No meeting with Pope Francis was officially announced and the pontiff didn’t attend the solemn, two-hour Good Friday service or the nighttime Way of the Cross procession at Rome’s Colosseum.

“Every time I enter one of these places, I ask myself: ‘Why them and not me?’” Francis told ... procession on Friday night at Rome’s Colosseum. Easter Sunday Mass has been assigned ...

On Thursday afternoon, Francis made a surprise visit to Rome’s Regina Coeli prison to show his solidarity with inmates. “Every time I enter these places, I ask myself why them and not me ...