arts & culture Arts & CultureEasterFeatureLocal NewsNews Passion Project: Icons and holy relic inspire devotion at Western Maryland parish Katie V. JonesApril 16, 20256 min read The amateur artists labored on a Thursday evening in March inside the parish hall at St. Peter the Apostle in Oakland, in Garrett County. Arts & CultureNewsWorld News Spanish bishops under scrutiny for church-government accord over Valley of the Fallen Jonathan LuxmooreApril 13, 20256 min read Catholic groups have criticized Spain’s bishops for consenting to government redevelopment of a key national memorial complex near Madrid, amid fears of a continuing church decline across the traditionally Catholic country. Arts & CultureNewsWorld News ‘A Love Letter to Chaplains’: Exhibit honors contributions of military chaplains in World War I Jack FiggeApril 13, 20255 min read Opened in May 2024, the Sacred Service exhibit commemorates and educates visitors on the critical service that chaplains played during the First World War. Arts & CultureNewsVaticanWorld News Two popes who built St. Peter’s Basilica face each other fully restored Justin McLellanApril 11, 20255 min read Two popes who played instrumental roles in building the world’s largest church now gaze at one another with renewed clarity in the apse of St. Peter’s Basilica. Arts & CultureNewsWorld News Art center continues to promote Rupnik art as alleged survivors hail mosaic coverages Junno Arocho EstevesApril 8, 20256 min read As dioceses and shrines are questioning how best to limit the use of artwork created by Slovenian Father Marko Rupnik, who is accused of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuse over three decades, the art center he founded continued to promote his latest mosaics at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida in Brazil. Arts & CultureNewsWorld News Monk Manual collaboration with CFRs fosters sensitivity to God’s voice Maria WieringApril 5, 20255 min read The journal, “Mysteries and Medicines,” was created in collaboration between the planning and journaling tool Monk Manual and the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, a religious order widely known by their Latin-based religious initials “CFR.” It shares its name with an album released in October by Brother Isaiah, a friar and popular Catholic musician. Arts & CultureNewsSaintsWorld News A saint with a song: Blessed Carlo Acutis honored in ‘Corpus Christi’ single, video Gina ChristianApril 5, 20255 min read Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Italian teen set to be canonized April 27, has been hailed as a model for modern youth — and now, the soon-to-be-saint and his devotion to the Eucharist have been honored in a new single and video. Arts & CultureNewsWorld News Fatima shrine will not remove Rupnik mosaic, but suspends promotional use, spokesperson says Junno Arocho EstevesApril 3, 20254 min read A representative of the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal said it is not considering the removal of artwork by Father Marko Rupnik days after the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France announced it would cover mosaics created by the disgraced priest. Arts & CultureNewsWorld News Lourdes bishop covering Father Rupnik’s mosaics on sanctuary’s basilica doors Federica TournMarch 31, 20255 min read Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes has decided to cover mosaics by Father Marko Rupnik at the entrance of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, a move aimed at making the basilica more welcoming for all, particularly victims of abuse. Arts & CultureNewsWorld News After Notre Dame, another iconic French church will get its spire back after 180 years Caroline de SuryMarch 30, 20255 min read Following the restoration of Notre Dame in Paris, significant work began in March on the Cathedral Basilica of Saint-Denis basilica, located near Paris. This historic site, known as the necropolis of French kings, is undergoing a major reconstruction project. Previous 1 … 4 5 6 … 30 Next