A “kabayan” is among the Filipinos working at the roof deck café of Castel Sant’Angelo, the popes’ former castle and fortress ...

The pontiff was laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major on Saturday, after hundreds of thousands queued to bid ...

The late pontiff was laid to rest in a private ceremony on Saturday following a public funeral at the Vatican on Saturday.

9. Castel Sant’Angelo: Once a mausoleum for Emperor Hadrian, Castel Sant'Angelo is a fortress with panoramic views of Rome.

While many popes are buried under St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Pope Francis will not continue that trend. In December, Pope Francis said he wanted to be buried in the Rome basilica of St. Mary ...

the Mausoleum of Hadrian, the Pantheon, Trajan's Column and the Column of Marcus Aurelius, as well as the religious and public buildings of papal Rome.

The Colosseum in Rome, built during 72-80 A.D., is a great symbol of ancient Roman engineering and gladiatorial combats, with a capacity of 50,000. Built in the 17th century by Emperor Shah Jahan, the ...

The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.

Originally built as a mausoleum for Roman emperor Hadrian ... The top floor terrace (Terrace of the Angel) provides outstanding vistas of Rome. The castle welcomes visitors from 9 a.m. to 7: ...

it is still called the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, even though she was never buried there. Meanwhile, some 200 miles south in Rome, relics of Placidia’s era are scattered through the city ...