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Top-rated Pope Film Won’t Be Screened in SA

By Christen Torres / August 14, 2018

A critically acclaimed documentary about Pope Francis by award-winning director Wim Wenders will not go on circuit in South African, or any African, cinemas anytime soon. The feature-length documentary Pope Francis: A Man Of His Word, which was lauded by film critics worldwide, will not come to Africa because the international distributors have no plans at present of bringing it to the continent with the world’s fastest-rising Catholic population.

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Gallery Exhibit Explores St Francis’ Reception of Stigmata

By Kilian SC / February 25, 2018

St. Francis of Assisi’s reception of the stigmata, the wounds of Christ, at La Verna in Italy and its depiction by artists beginning in the 15th century is the focus of a National Gallery of Art exhibit.

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Deadline Closing for Marian Shrine Logo Design Contest

By Erin Carelse / January 29, 2018

Time is running out for Catholics in the Johannesburg archdiocese to take part in the Mother of Mercy Marian Shrine slogan, logo and statue design contest. The project committee is inviting Catholics to submit an original drawing or logo design in accordance with the theme “Mary Mother of Mercy”.

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Vatican, China Launch Joint Art Shows

By asiel / November 25, 2017

As a gesture of openness, cooperation and “cultural diplomacy”, the Vatican Museums have organised two joint art exhibitions with China.

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Beautiful Churches – Here’s My Favourites

By Letters Editor / October 17, 2017

Fr Sean Collins CSsR, – Father Chris Townsend’s column on worthy and beautiful Catholic churches in South Africa was a delight to read, as well as raising a “moot point”.

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Art Can Distort Church Figures

By Letters Editor / October 16, 2017

How historical figures can be distorted was brought home to me while I was visiting the Prado Museum in Madrid earlier this year.

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Keeping the Garden Green: Vatican uses Essential Oils on Outdoor Art

By asiel / October 12, 2017

The Vatican Museums and the Vatican City governor’s office – which includes the gardeners – are involved in a five-year project to develop ecologically friendly cleaning agents and techniques to clean, restore and maintain the 570 works of art on display outside. Those works include fountains, statues and stone plaques.

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British Benedictine, 82, Creates Mural to Capture Order’s Charisms

By Kilian SC / October 5, 2017

When Mother Joanna Jamieson went back to art school after more than 60 years in a Benedictine convent, she was likened by one British national newspaper to an “intergalactic time traveller” who hadn’t heard a record by the Beatles or seen a James Bond film.

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Durban Artists’ Group Draws Inspiration from Trappists

By Erin Carelse / October 4, 2017

A group of 16 artists from Durban have been experiencing their own sense of wonder at creation by trailing the 19th-century Trappist monks of KwaZulu-Natal.

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