Exposure to lead from mining probably lowered I.Q. levels in the empire, research has found. It might be the world’s first ...

Lead pollution might sound like a modern problem, but people were subjected to significant levels during antiquity, too.

ROME — Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, tapping one of his ...

Construction workers expanding a section of road north of London needed to pause their project after uncovering an unexpected ...

Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be ...

Rome Odunze's rookie year with the Chicago Bears was a mixed bag. Here's our grade for the first-round wide receiver's season.

ROME – Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the ...

An iconic standard-bearer on the local news scene for more than 60 years, Tomaino died Friday at the age of 92 in his ...

On Dec. 20, Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, ...

Elon Musk said he was ready to provide Italy with secure communication services after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni denied ...

Iran said Monday that the December 19 arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala in Tehran had nothing to do with the December ...

Maria Montessori stood before a crowd of 60 underprivileged children, her students. It was January 6, 1907, and the 36-year-old educator was opening her first school: the Casa dei Bambini, or ...