Mary is always the mother that brings us to Jesus,” the Holy Father said. “Mary does not only point to herself. She points to Jesus.” ...
the largest and best collection of painting and sculpture from the fiery cauldron of 14th-century Siena that will be staged in our lifetimes. Next spring, Siena will travel to the National Gallery ...
The pope marked the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the image of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii with ...
cofounder of the Family of Mary, was reached by a three-judge ecclesiastical tribunal Sept. 18 and approved by Pope Francis Oct. 11. The decision was then formalized by the Vatican’s Dicastery ...
This brief chapter of art history is often overlooked. Now, an exhibition in New York City makes a strong argument for the ...
In “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350,” time paradoxically stands still and rushes forward.
“Christ Handing the Keys of the Kingdom to St. Peter,” the late 15th-century fresco by Pietro Perugino, adorns the northern wall of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Scala, Florence So when ...
The city-state’s tribunal issued 816 pages of written motivations from its Dec. 16 verdicts in the Vatican’s “trial of the century.” The two-year trial of 10 people was borne out of the ...