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Pope Francis at Ethnological Museum: 'Beauty unites us'
Pope Francis paid a visit Friday to the renovated wing of the Vatican Ethnological Museum, which he praised for being... Read more
American sculptor humbled to bring sand nativity to Vatican
Growing up next door to Daytona Beach in Florida, Rich Varano spent a lot of time making things out of... Read more
Russian icons, spiritual masterpieces on display at Vatican
“Art, spirituality, beauty,” are the three words Vatican Museums director Barbara Jatta used to describe a visiting exhibition of 54... Read more
Third 'restoration' of Catholic artwork in Spain sparks outrage, hilarity
In the third known act of egregious artistic restoration of Spanish Catholic art in recent history, a 15th century statue... Read more
Outrage in Spain over botched restoration of 500-year-old St. George statue
Outrage has been sparked in a town in northern Spain over the botched renovation of a 16th-century wooden sculpture of... Read more
Bethlehem emigrants open shop to support Christian artisans in Holy Land
A Catholic goods shop opened its first brick and mortar store last month, presenting a wide variety of merchandise which... Read more
Pope Francis gives 2,000 poor, prisoners a day at the circus
Tomorrow afternoon some 2,100 of Rome's poor and homeless population, refugees, prisoners and volunteers will head to the circus, courtesy... Read more
So, Catholic coloring books for grown-ups are a thing...
Coloring books for adults have exploded onto the bookstore scene in the past two years. What was considered a hobby... Read more
Pope Francis: Music opens our hearts to the true meaning of Christmas
Music and art are especially suited to helping us more deeply comprehend the true meaning of the mystery of Christmas,... Read more
Why bother with beauty? A book for right-brained Catholics
Just a few weeks after Catholic artist Cory Heimann got married, a close friend of his, who had been planning... Read more
Faith, science, beauty: what doctors can learn from Catholic art
The intersection of art, medicine, and faith in the Catholic tradition has a lot to teach today, especially if you’re... Read more
Holy tattoo! A 700-year old Christian tradition thrives in Jerusalem
In the Old City of Jerusalem it's hard to escape the ancient history that's still alive within its walls. Read more
The art Pope Francis loves
What is Pope Francis’ idea of art? Read more
Bono thinks Christian artists need to be way more honest
If you’re an ardent fan of U2, you may know that lead vocalist Bono loves the Psalms. The 57-year-old Irish... Read more
Why the Vatican thinks priests should learn about art, beauty
Ugly churches with bad acoustics don't do justice to the richness and beauty of the liturgy – and it's this... Read more
Artist performs pushups on altar, posts video, gets fined.
A German artist was fined after doing 27 pushups on a Catholic altar and posting a video of the stunt... Read more
Meet the first woman in history to run the Vatican museums
On Tuesday it was announced that Barbara Jatta, a wife and mother of three children, will be the new director... Read more
How a sketchbook led one Chinese woman to the Catholic faith
Yan Xu is an artist from the central China city of Wuhan. What she drew one day would change her... Read more
The Catholic Church desperately needs artists.
“Man can live without science, he can live without bread, but without beauty he could no longer live, because there... Read more
Pope Francis: Through beauty, artists make the world better
Beauty, under the care of artists, has the ability to transform even the everyday lives of men and women, Pope... Read more
