Suddenly I heard the most beautiful noise I have ever heard in my life: the sound of tens of thousands of people cheering as ...

Van Gogh’s painting was inspired by French artist Jean-Francois Millet’s 1860 painting. But he transformed Millet’s ...

The Face of Jesus” examines two images of Christ — the Shroud of Turin and the Veil of Manoppello — as well as the image of ...

Inside Vatican City, the home of Pope Leo, lies a vast collection of Indigenous artifacts and cultural objects that some ...

VATICAN CITY — A new pope means a new papal coat of arms topped by the papal miter and a set of crossed keys.

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A Roman slave girl in ancient Gaul, Blandine endured torture, lions and scorn to bear witness to Christ — and became a pillar ...

St. Clement Of Rome, "First Epistle to the Corinthians ... or salvation according to the value of his actions." St. Justin Martyr, "First Apology," c. 160 A.D. "The matters of our religion ...

Yet, fast-forward to last weekend in Rome, and an iconic picture of the two men in close conversation at the Pope's funeral. This time round, it is Russian President Vladimir Putin on the ...

Polish pilgrim Maria Brzezinska felt the resting place befit the man. "I feel like it's exactly in the way of the Pope. He was simple, and so is his place now," she told the news agency Reuters after ...

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has declared as saints 16 Carmelite martyrs executed by guillotine during the French Revolution and confirmed the martyrdom and heroic virtues of five others … ...