Christian Rome wasn’t built in a day. For decades after Constantine’s conversion in the early fourth century, the empire was dominated by a largely pagan elite. So how did that elite come to embrace ...

Excavated at the Medieval hilltop city were three inner walls of what was a monumental structure, likely an ancient pagan temple, underneath a parking lot. Their whereabouts were pinpointed by Douglas ...

SPELLO, Province of Perugia — A letter written by a Roman emperor helped lead a team of archaeologists to an ancient temple that "adds significant insights into the social changes" from pagan beliefs ...

Seven years ago, at the close of the Holy Year, Pope Pius XII made an announcement of great importance to Christian tradition: Vatican archaeologists had found the tomb of St. Peter beneath the high ...

ROME — The church where the tradition of celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 may have begun was built near a pagan shrine as part of an effort to spread Christianity, a leading Italian scholar says.

ROME The church where the tradition of celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 may have begun was built near a pagan shrine as part of an effort to spread Christianity, a leading Italian scholar says.