However, recent findings indicate that domesticated cats arrived much later, around 2,000 years ago, coinciding with the expansion of the Roman Empire. The new research, led by Claudio Ottoni and ...

All modern cats are descended from the African wildcat but how and when they became pampered pets has been a question ...

In this article, we will explore the fascinating journey of cat domestication, uncovering the timeline, geographical origins, and the unique relationship cats have with humans today. For a long time, ...

New genomic evidence traces domestic cats back to North Africa — and shows they only arrived in Europe around 2,000 years ago ...

Archeological excavations at Jerash continue to produce new finds more than a century after the ancient city’s rediscovery.

Pope Leo XIV has joined Orthodox patriarchs and ecumenical leaders in Turkey to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the ...

In Istanbul, Pope Leo XIV will meet the patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church to show amity between two of the world’s ...

On the second day of his inaugural overseas trip, Pope Leo XIV visited the ancient site of the First Council of Nicaea, in ...

Researchers focused on DNA drawn from centuries-old cat bones and compared it to the genetic signatures of today’s domestic ...