France’s culture minister wants visitors’ fee for Notre Dame; church of Paris says no, invites all October 25, 2024By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News The countdown has begun for the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral throughout the weekend of Dec. 7-8. As the last pieces of scaffolding are being removed on the outside, Culture Minister Rachida Dati has proposed introducing an entrance fee to visit Notre Dame, which has caused a stir.
Jesuit scholar’s search for films’ ‘theology of horror’ finds the sacred in the screams October 24, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Beneath the nation’s fascination with horror films — which translates into a multibillion-dollar industry — lurks a hidden quest for the divine, a theologian with expertise on the genre told OSV News.
Popular Elvis tribute artist spreads the faith as deacon in Newark Archdiocese October 20, 2024By Sean Quinn OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, deacons, News, World News Deacon Liguori does not believe he is “The King” reincarnated. Yet if you ask his fans, they’ll tell you that may be the best way to describe him.
From on high: A rare glimpse from the top of St. Peter’s baldachin October 10, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Knights of Columbus, News, Vatican, World News More than two dozen popes have celebrated Mass under the giant canopy that rises over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica, but the impressive view from the top of 100-foot-tall bronze structure has been reserved for a select few: cleaners, contractors and restoration experts.
St. Charles Borromeo introduces Mass setting in honor of 175th anniversary October 1, 2024By Ron Kuzlik Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News Father Trinidad-Fonseca sang his “St. Charles Borromeo Mass” Sept. 22 during a third and final concert in celebration of the parish’s 1848 founding.
Historic North Carolina basilica, famed for elliptical tile dome, earns $750,000 national grant September 23, 2024By Christina Lee Knauss OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News The iconic, century-old church St. Lawrence Basilica in Asheville has been awarded a $750,000 “Save America’s Treasures” grant from the National Park Service that will go toward much-needed renovations to protect and preserve it for generations to come.
Tradition will meet subtle modernity in restored Notre Dame Cathedral September 13, 2024By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News The excitement is mounting in Paris ahead of the Dec. 8 reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral with only a few cranes remaining on the outside of the iconic French church.
‘Livin’ on a prayer’: Catholic-raised Bon Jovi helps save woman on Nashville bridge September 13, 2024By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News Rock legend Jon Bon Jovi reportedly saved a woman’s life when he talked her into stepping off the ledge of a bridge over the river in Nashville, Tennessee, Sept. 10.
Bell tower collapses at church in northern France where first bishop of Baltimore studied September 4, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News A man was taken into police custody after a major fire broke out at the historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in the northern French town of Saint-Omer in the morning hours of Sept. 2, causing its bell tower to collapse.
Baltimore ‘cooking priest’ opens Gastro Social restaurant in Little Italy August 21, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News An accomplished chef, Father Leo Patalinghug’s food and faith movement began when he won the cooking competition “Throwdown with Bobby Flay” on the Food Channel. With those winnings and the recognition, Father Patalinghug was able to open his food truck and now, the restaurant Gastro Social.
Stop and read: Pope praises spiritual value of literature and poetry August 6, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Books, News, Vatican, World News Every Christian, but especially seminarians, should set aside their screens regularly and spend time with a book of literature or poetry, Pope Francis said.
Art center founded by Father Rupnik pushes back on removal of artwork August 1, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News The artistic community founded by Father Marko Rupnik, the Slovenian priest accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing multiple women, dismissed calls from survivors to remove the artist’s work, saying such decisions are a symptom of “cancel culture.”