News

Did JD Vance flout Vatican rules by getting photographed in the Sistine Chapel?
US Vice President JD Vance’s Vatican visit has made headlines, especially as he was one of the last foreign leaders to meet ...
What the late Pope Francis can teach us about the power of empathy
At a time of polarisation, othering and disinformation, Pope Francis made empathy his most powerful tool ...
National Catholic Reporter1dOpinion
Editorial: For Pope Francis, beauty was revolutionary. It was the face of God
We grieve not just the passing of a pope, but the loss of a holy witness who taught us that to see sacramentally is not to ...
Top 10 great movies and TV shows exploring the life and legacy of the Pope
Following Pope Francis's death, interest surges in films and TV shows depicting the papacy. From political thrillers like ...
The Art Newspaper5d
Remembering Pope Francis, for 12 years head of the Catholic church and proprietor in trust of the Vatican's library and art collections
The Argentinian pontiff was a powerful progressive voice in world politics, the first Jesuit priest to be spiritual leader of ...
Mourners Bid Solemn Farewell to Pope Francis
More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...
Sky7d
Who could be the next pope?
Surrounded by Michelangelo's world-famous paintings ... Last Christmas, he celebrated mass at the Holy Family Church in Gaza. Following the last consistory in December 2024, Pope Francis created ...
Houston Chronicle15d
The long history of how Jesus came to resemble a white European
As a European Renaissance art historian, I study the evolving image of Jesus Christ ... s cuffs and hemline belie a complicated relationship to the Judaism of the Holy Family. In Mantegna’s Italy, ...