Johannes Vermeer: Faith Behind the Canvas
The painter best-known for his “Girl with a Pearl Earring” painting, decided to become a Catholic in strictly Protestant Holland. […]
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Devotion to an Icon?
Question: What does it mean to have a devotion to an inanimate icon or artwork, like Pope Leo XIV has
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Remembering Leonardo Da Vinci: Eccentric Genius, Faithful Catholic
By Jason Scott – Reckless. Gifted. Provocative. Irreverent. Intelligent. Courageous. It’s a crazy bag of labels, but over the years, the
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Why Artists are God’s Gift
This month’s Jubilee of Artists offers us a good opportunity to reflect on the rich artistic heritage we have as
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From on high: A rare glimpse from the top of St Peter’s baldachin
By Justin McLellan, CNS – More than two dozen popes have celebrated Mass under the giant canopy that rises over
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Waiting to be discovered: Rome cloister’s frescoes celebrate the rosary
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Very much on the beaten path of tourists and pilgrims to Rome, a frescoed ode
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Michelangelo’s Pieta’ getting new high-security barrier before Jubilee Year
By CNS – The Vatican is installing a new set of nine bullet-proof and shatter-proof glass panels in front of
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Vatican appeals court upholds conviction of climate activists
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The Vatican City appeals court upheld the conviction of two Italian climate activists who glued
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St Peter’s Basilica Opens Exhibit on Marian Coronations
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Of the more than 1,300 Marian images crowned around the world, one of the first
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