St. Peter’s Basilica becomes a ‘fixable,’ explorable Minecraft world March 21, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry 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.
Flannery O’Connor’s 100th birthday parties celebrate author’s quirks, talents — and love of birds March 20, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Books, News, Uncategorized, World News 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.
Davidsonville parishioner’s art guided by the Holy Spirit March 19, 2025By Katie V. Jones Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News 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.
Vatican unveils ‘lost’ Renaissance painting of the deposition of Christ March 18, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News 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.
Amsterdam unwraps papal ‘birthday gift’: St. Nicholas Basilica is named co-cathedral March 16, 2025By Anton de Wit Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News The elevation Mass of St. Nicholas Basilica in Amsterdam to co-cathedral attracted a large crowd of attendees and dignitaries from home and abroad to the Dutch capital on March 8.
New stamp honors William F. Buckley Jr., lifelong Catholic and conservative thinker March 13, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News The U.S. Postal Service is issuing a stamp honoring the late William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008), a lifelong devout Catholic who was an intellectual, provocative commentator well-known for his sharp wit. Buckley is considered a founder of modern conservatism.
French bishops publish major study to boost interest in faith, help save churches March 12, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News After publishing the results of the General Estates on Religious Heritage project, French bishops navigate the restoration of historic churches not only to help preserve crumbling architectural pearls but also draw people closer to faith.
500 days after statute of limitations lifted in Rupnik case, priest ‘does his work,’ travels world March 10, 2025By Federica Tourn OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News It’s been 500 days since the Oct. 27, 2023, papal lifting of the statute of limitations in the case of Father Marko Rupnik, the Slovenian ex-Jesuit who has been accused of spiritual and sexual abuse by at least 20 women, and developments are ongoing.
Sober St. Patrick’s Day puts Ireland’s saint at center of celebrations, says founder March 9, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Saints, World News An annual celebration of St. Patrick’s Day is looking to recenter the observance on Ireland’s patron saint and the spiritual strength that enabled him to live life fully and freely.
Three months into reopening, Notre Dame witnesses record crowds, confessions March 2, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News A mere three months after Notre Dame Cathedral reopened, some Catholics in France worry the massive influx of tourists has overshadowed its religious essence.
Church leaders discuss evangelization through culture at Vatican meeting February 23, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Evangelization, News, Vatican, World News Evangelizing through culture is a challenge for the church, especially in societies where faith is seen as “something alien,” participants said at a Vatican-sponsored discussion on faith and culture.
Notre Dame’s restoration architect shares love letter to cathedral with New York crowd February 21, 2025By Steven Schwankert OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News The annual New York Encounter opened on Valentine’s Day evening with a love letter to Notre Dame Cathedral, presented by its restoration architect, Philippe Villeneuve.
