As the Church and the world mourn the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, much will be written about the vast legacy he left in his speeches and writings. In a new essay for Our Sunday Visitor, Kenneth Craycraft looks at Pope
The cover of the winter issue of Catholic Extension's magazine is a colorful patchwork of Christmas drawings by children from Ukraine and Uvalde, Texas.
A poignant message printed by one of the children also has a place on the cover: "Dear Pope Francis,
The impact of the Catholic Church on western civilization and culture is undeniable. At many Catholic colleges and universities, students learn about the role of the Church in the history of art — and the role the Catholic faith can continue to
WASHINGTON (CNS) — This year’s winners of the Missionary Childhood Association’s annual Christmas artwork contest “are missionaries through their art, as their drawings proclaim the good news of Jesus’ birth,” said Msgr. Kieran E. Harrington, national director of the New York-based Pontifical
"Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition" and its 34 life-size reproductions is offering visitors an immersive look at the frescoes that adorn the ceiling of the chapel at the Vatican and took Michelangelo four years to complete -- from 1508 to 1512.
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We all know Rome wasn't built in a day, but LEGO architect Rocco Buttliere had three months, which definitely gave him a running start over Julius Caesar.
Working quietly in his Chicago-area home during the lull of the pandemic in 2020, Buttliere cobbled
The coronavirus crisis has inspired Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz to create — and motivated him to help. Even as the daily news quantified new cases and new deaths from COVID-19, Schmalz used an annual tradition, his Easter Jesus statue, to reveal something
When word came that Illinois residents were being asked to stay home and the Archdiocese of Chicago suspended public Masses in mid-March, Chicago-based iconographer Joseph Malham was at loose ends, like so many others. He decided to use the time to create,
An artistic masterpiece conceived by the Renaissance master Raphael was on display for one week in the Sistine Chapel to help celebrate the 500th anniversary of the artist's death. "It's an important moment" and a way to celebrate a truly great artist,
Gretchen Crowe writes that one of the perks of working for a publishing company is the complimentary copy that each employee receives of every book that comes off the OSV presses. The result is that she has piles of faith-based reading materials