A new exhibition spotlights James Tissot, whose paintings and prints reflected women’s ever-evolving roles in Victorian ...

COMMENTARY: Pope Francis, on Jan. 11, became the third pope to be given the highest civilian honor in the U.S.

A group of 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns executed during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution were canonised by Pope ...

local traditions honor some Catholic saints. Saint Francis Xavier, an extraordinary figure, draws people from across the region. His celebration transcends religious boundaries. How significant ...

Free-speech defenders in France see the ability to criticize religion as a fundamental right acquired through centuries of struggle to escape the influence of the Catholic Church. Critics say the ...

From the most to least famous, these are ten great paintings dedicated to ancient Greek myths or containing references to them. 1. The Birth of Venus Sandro Botticelli, the great Italian painter of ...

Under Operation Virat, all the big and small pandals being set up on the mela campus would be checked on Dec 30 at the city’s prominent temples and other famous religious spots on Dec31 under ...

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) — Out at Cathedral Catholic resides a hardworking goalie, Maria O’Brien. Maria now in her 4th year starting for the Lady Dons Soccer team, but when she’s not impressing on ...

Claude Monet’s ‘Impression, Sunrise’ is one of the most famous and beautiful seascapes in art history. The painting shows the port of Le Havre, Monet’s hometown, covered in the soft ...

Catholic novelist Georges Bernanos wrote a screenplay about them, Dialogue of the Carmelites, but it was found unsuitable for film. After his death it became a play and, in 1957, an opera of the ...

The Christian population in areas governed by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas has plummeted drastically by up to 90% in some communities, a new study suggests, attributing the decline to violence, ...