However you codify it, “crypto-religious art“ is an appealing concept ... like the disciple Mark making his famous little dash through those late verses in his own gospel. But I ought to have had a ...

Despite being a prolific draughtsman, fewer than 20 paintings by Leonardo survive. But which were his greatest hits?

Catholics in the Diocese of Brooklyn vow to continue the legacy the late Pope Francis presented in his famous Laudato si ...

Mama Milana became famous across the region when she naturally conceived and gave birth to quadruplet sons in Slovenia, where her husband works. They named them after the apostles – Mateja, Marko, ...

(Painting by Jean-Paul Laurens, 1870) Pope Callixtus III’s tomb lies in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica, the final resting place of some 148 popes, including Pope Benedict XV (tomb at right ...

The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

A major figure in American Art Deco, St. Paul-born sculptor Paul Manship is celebrated at the Minnesota Museum of American ...

There’s a long history of hate groups using new technologies to spread their message. In the 1930s, it was radio. In the 2010s, it was social media. In 2025, it ...

Both elevate human judgment over God’s sovereignty and presume the right to decide who lives and dies. There’s a famous story about Alexander the Great. A cowardly young soldier, also named Alexander, ...

For anyone who has been on a stag do in Amsterdam, you know the drill. Try to find a cheap bar, load up on beer, wander the canals looking for clubs, party hard into the night, wake up with a ...

Paul’s cry to the Philippian jailer is a model for the church to respond to suicide in an America plagued by deaths of despair. Paul, Silas, and their companions were dirty, wounded, and ...

This priest who was canonized by Pope St. Paul VI the same year as St. Teresa ... Story No. 3: While John would become a famous preacher and reformer, he didn’t start that way.