Seminary schoolmate Father Thomas Becket Franks saw the signs that Robert Prevost was special more than five decades ago. Walking in to the St. Procopious Abbey in Lisle, Illinois, Father Thomas ...

The grayscale palette imbues the scene with a palpable sense of darkness, alluding to the abyss in a way that the brighter colors of the illuminated manuscript tradition cannot. The Whore of ...

It is a testament to the developers that the experience of playing Pentiment is as close to occupying an illuminated medieval manuscript as we are likely to get, but it also shows a remarkable ...

Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía will celebrate a liturgy marking the feast of the translation of the relics of St Thomas Becket The Papal nuncio will celebrate Mass for the first time in ...

Today, when world-famous artworks are typically encountered behind glass in museum settings, it’s hard to imagine anyone cutting up paintings by artists as renowned as Édouard Manet or Paul ...

Rev. Thomas Becket Franks remembers his years at the school. He was one grade above Pope Leo XIV, known as “Bob” Prevost to his former classmates. “For me, it was more in terms of connecting ...

and other illuminated manuscripts from the Irish midlands. Closely related in style and origin to the Faddan More Psalter — also on display — it reflects the spiritual, artistic, and scholarly ...

Seminary schoolmate Father Thomas Becket Franks tells WGN's Mike Lowe about the signs he saw that Robert Prevost was special more than five decades ago. A Northern Illinois University student is ...

Baroud suggested closing St. Thomas Becket Church in Mount Prospect, which merged with St. Alphonsus two years ago. But the official statement from the archdiocese said enrollment stability was ...

Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Grand Canyon Conservancy, the Dedalus Foundation, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers ...