arts & culture Arts & CultureChild & Youth ProtectionNewsWorld News ‘Rebirth’ art project offers counternarrative for Father Rupnik accusers, abuse survivors Sarah Mac DonaldMarch 12, 20267 min read A major new artwork dedicated to the victims of spiritual and sexual abuse in the church is to be displayed at locations where disgraced priest artist Father Marko Rupnik’s mosaics are still exhibited. Arts & CultureNewsVaticanWorld News Visitor breath, sweat and climate change prompt work on Sistine Chapel masterpiece Josephine PetersonMarch 8, 20265 min read hen millions of visitors flock to the Sistine Chapel each year, their seemingly invisible breath and sweat are slowly leaving a mark on this Renaissance masterpiece, according to Vatican Museums officials. Arts & CultureNewsVaticanWorld News Historian reflects on Michelangelo’s ‘Last Judgement’ with Sistine Chapel restoration underway Courtney MaresMarch 6, 20264 min read The Vatican Museums announced that restoration work has begun on Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgement” in the Sistine Chapel, a fresco an art historian describes as “a clarion call to the cardinals of what it means to be Catholic.” Arts & CultureNewsVaticanWorld News For its 400th anniversary, St. Peter’s Basilica to get 21st-century upgrade, Vatican announces Courtney MaresFebruary 22, 20266 min read Four hundred years after its consecration, St. Peter’s Basilica is getting a 21st-century upgrade, with the Vatican unveiling plans for AI-powered translation services, expanded pilgrim access and high-tech structural monitoring as part of yearlong anniversary celebrations. Arts & CultureLentNewsWorld News Three young sisters launch ‘Grace Keys’ musical ministry with Lenten program Dianne TowalskiFebruary 22, 20265 min read When we share God’s grace through music, we turn hearts and eyes toward him. That’s the vision behind “Grace Keys,” a new musical ministry founded by three young sisters, with the help of their mom. Arts & CultureNewsVaticanWorld News Artist prays daily for Pope Leo XIV after painting his portrait for U.S. seminary in Rome Rebecca OmastiakFebruary 21, 20265 min read So began the first steps on the artistic road that led Moran, 62, a parishioner of Our Lady of Grace in Edina, to complete an oil painting of Pope Leo for the refectory of the Pontifical North American College, the major seminary for American seminarians studying in Rome. Arts & CultureNewsWorld News The bishop meets ‘the Boss’: New Jersey bishop has impromptu lunch with Bruce Springsteen OSV NewsFebruary 12, 20263 min read New Jersey-based rock legend Bruce Springsteen and Bishop David M. O’Connell of Trenton got together recently for an impromptu lunch in Federici’s Restaurant in Freehold. Arts & CultureNewsSaintsWorld News New musical on life of St. Bernadette, Lourdes visionary, begins U.S. tour in Chicago Katie YoderFebruary 7, 20265 min read Following a successful tour in Europe, a newly developed English version of a French musical about Bernadette Soubirous will open in Chicago Feb. 19 before touring nationwide. Arts & CultureNewsWorld News Historic restoration to begin at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity Grotto After 600 years Judith SudilovskyFebruary 7, 20263 min read Restoration is set to begin at the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem for the first time in 600 years. Arts & CultureNewsWorld News Meloni-look-alike angel removed from Rome church after brief viral moment Paulina GuzikFebruary 5, 20264 min read A Roman church briefly became a viral sensation after an angel’s face appeared to resemble Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, then just as quickly lost its star attraction. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 33 Next