arts & culture 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. Arts & CultureNewsVaticanWorld NewsYouth Ministry St. Peter’s Basilica becomes a ‘fixable,’ explorable Minecraft world Carol GlatzMarch 21, 20255 min read Students around the world now have a chance to be an explorer-restorer of the 519-year-old basilica thanks to a new online educational opportunity created by Minecraft Education, Microsoft’s game-based learning platform, and with the help of St. Peter’s Basilica and Vatican City State. Arts & CultureBooksNewsUncategorizedWorld News Flannery O’Connor’s 100th birthday parties celebrate author’s quirks, talents — and love of birds Maria WieringMarch 20, 20256 min read Long before Catholic writer Flannery O’Connor raised her famous peacocks as an adult in rural Georgia, she kept canaries and chickens at 207 E. Charlton St., her childhood home in Savannah. Arts & CultureFeatureLocal NewsNews Davidsonville parishioner’s art guided by the Holy Spirit Katie V. JonesMarch 19, 20255 min read Shana McDonough never expected all the fuss over her sketches, which she did quickly with oil pastels and with little thought other than Googling each woman for basic research. Arts & CultureNewsVaticanWorld News Vatican unveils ‘lost’ Renaissance painting of the deposition of Christ Justin McLellanMarch 18, 20253 min read A painting of Christ being laid in the tomb, long hidden under layers of overpainting and forgotten by history, will once again be visible to the public in an upcoming exhibit at the Vatican. Previous 1 … 5 6 7 … 30 Next