(THE CONVERSATION) Pope Francis left a lasting legacy, not least his appreciation for art. In his 2025 biography, “Hope,” Francis spoke of his admiration for the Baroque painter Caravaggio. He ...

The painting is found in the chapel dedicated to St. Matthew in the Church of San ... including some handsome youths in fancy clothes, counting money. Matthew, the bearded man in the center ...

Pope Francis left a lasting legacy, not least his appreciation for art. In his 2025 biography, "Hope," Francis spoke of his ...

The Advance propaganda machine is aimed at ordinary Australians but backed by some of our wealthiest – and has links to a ...

An ancient depiction of a naked woman hung on the wall of my father’s study. Skeletal, stupefied, and wildly bedheaded, she contemplated distances across time and space, as saints and mystics do.

Matthew McKinney’s tenor was more vigorous and heroic than Hymas’, making his “Geduld” aria stand out as unique. First soprano Joanne Lunn had a beautiful, agile voice that was a little too big for ...

Religious statues destroyed outside St. Dominic’s Church in Bensonhurst have now been beautifully rebuilt. Cellphone video from a neighbor captured the dramatic moment a man destroyed the ...

Schmalz titled “Be Welcoming” was installed in St. Peter’s Square on Tuesday in the hopes of inspiring people to open their hearts to the poor. Schmalz’s bronze statue — located near the ...

Enough money raised for a union soldier statue in Madisonville China asks South Korea not to export rare earth products to US defense, warns companies could be sanctioned See the first new dire ...

During Monday's arraignment, St. Clair County Senior Assistant Prosecutor Joshua Sparling said both defendants told the sheriff's office on Friday they had witnessed the other abusing Matthew Maison.