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UNESCO-EXIT-CATHOLIC-SITES

Experts see US UNESCO exit as blow to historic preservation for churches, other sites

August 1, 2025
By Gina Christian
OSV News
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News

The Trump administration’s recent decision to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations’ cultural agency comes just weeks ahead of a Catholic UNESCO World Heritage site anniversary celebration — and the exit stands to erode historic preservation efforts more broadly, experts told OSV News.

St. Bernardine Choir celebrates 50 years of song, spirit and community

July 31, 2025
By Katie V. Jones
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News

The joyful sound of 75 voices singing in praise filled St. Bernardine Catholic Church all the way up to its trademark gold dome July 27 as the church’s beloved choir celebrated its 50th anniversary with a reunion concert.

U.S. to withdraw, again, from UNESCO over Palestine and UN development goals

July 23, 2025
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News

The Trump administration on July 22 said the United States would withdraw from the United Nations’ cultural agency UNESCO, a group that has partnered with the Holy See on human development and cultural heritage projects.

Whatever the genre, Dion’s music still focuses on life’s larger questions

July 20, 2025
By Michael Mastromatteo
OSV News
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Books, News, World News

DiMucci, known throughout his nearly 70-year recording career by his first name Dion, distinguished himself from many rock and roll colleagues in the late 1960s by publicly recommitting himself to his Christian faith.

Videogame Review: ‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’

July 17, 2025
By Adele Chapline Smith
OSV News
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Movie & Television Reviews

“Clair Obscur: Expedition 33” (Kepler), the debut title from French studio Sandfall Interactive, follows a cohort of citizens desperate to save a large number of people from imminent death. As it does so, the role-playing game also explores themes of grief, family and community.

Radio Interview: The music and ministry of Seph Schlueter

July 14, 2025
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview

Making music can be a way to celebrate with God and invite others to follow him, according to Catholic musician Seph Schlueter. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty chatted with Schlueter about the inspiration for his music.

Our Lady of Hope of Macarena

Spain: Archbishop calls for unity following outcry over botched restoration of Marian statue

June 25, 2025
By Junno Arocho Esteves
OSV News
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News

Archbishop José Ángel Saiz Meneses of Seville urged unity among Catholics upset over the recent restoration of a 17th-century statue of the Virgin Mary known as the Virgin of La Macarena, or Our Lady of Hope of Macarena.

Walters Art Museum

Painting of St. Rose of Lima is part of Walters Art Museum exhibition

June 25, 2025
By Nora Hamerman
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News

Just in time for the elevation to the papacy of Pope Leo XIV, the American-born cardinal who was for many years a missionary in Peru, the Walters Art Museum is displaying a rare treasure of the Catholic Church in colonial Peru.

Visiting Upstate New York’s National Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs

June 22, 2025
By Cecilia Hadley
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Saints, World News

Walking through the serene green spaces of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville, N.Y., it is hard to imagine the scene that greeted St. Isaac Jogues and St. René Goupil at the same site in 1642.

Malta in the Jubilee Year: A quieter pilgrimage of hope

June 21, 2025
By OSV News
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Jubilee 2025, News, World News

The Jubilee Year — proclaimed by Pope Francis under the theme “Pilgrims of Hope” — officially opened Dec. 24, 2024, and will continue through Jan. 6, 2026. Rome remains its ceremonial heart, but Malta offers something distinct: a pilgrimage experience rooted in local tradition and marked by contemplative encounters.

How love of travel became a spiritual mission for Peter Bahou of Peter’s Way Tours

June 20, 2025
By Gigi Duncan
OSV News
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News

With a deep-rooted faith and a passion for connecting people to these holy sites, Peter Bahou’s journey from a student with a love for adventure to the driving force behind a unique travel experience is one of inspiration.

POPE LEO XIV

Liturgical music can teach value of unity in diversity, pope says

June 19, 2025
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, Vatican, World News

The liturgical music tradition of polyphony with its blend of melodies and harmonies should lift people’s spirits as it subtly transmits a message about diversity and unity, Pope Leo XIV said.

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