Dr. Timothy O'Donnell explores the hidden history of Rome's Station Churches, where special morning and evening liturgical celebrations are part of a Lenten tradition dating back to the fourth century ...

From imperial residences to apartment complexes and temples, these hidden sites offer a new window into Rome's layered past.

While most people associate St. Catherine with the Italian hill town of Siena, the Dominican Doctor of Church is one of the patron saints of Rome and spent her last years in the Eternal City, where ...

“Watch out for that bat behind you,” warned Luca Messina, a civil engineer who moonlights as a speleo-archaeologist with Sotterranei di Roma, Undergrounds of Rome, a local group whose members explore ...

Hidden gems in Rome can show you a more intimate side of the Eternal City. Sure, the Colosseum and Vatican are incredible, but the crowds can leave even the most seasoned traveler feeling drained.

But scattered in Europe's more remote corners are numerous small churches that tell their own stories of greatness, often ...