I am unsure whether I should first admire your passion and celebrate your success in capturing the spirit of Ravi or share my grief on the river's deteriorating condition. I shall do both. In this ...

Lead singer Mike Pinera latched onto it. He started conjuring up a story about a mystical boat ride that carries the passengers off to some idyllic place. The opening lines (“73 men sailed up ...

When the National Gallery, in London, held an exhibition devoted to St Francis in 2023—featuring historic paintings by Fra Angelico, Sassetta, Sandro Botticelli, El Greco and Francisco de ...

God of every nation and people, from the very beginning of creation you have made known your love: when our need for a Savior was great you sent your Son to be born of the Virgin Mary. To our ...

What are the best Minecraft mods in 2025? Every game of vanilla Minecraft can vary quite dramatically, and the best Minecraft mods go one step further to provide an entirely new experience.

1106. "Together with the anamnesis, the epiclesis is at the heart of each sacramental celebration, most especially of the Eucharist: You ask how the bread becomes the Body of Christ, and the wine ...

A masterpiece returned to its former splendor after a restoration campaign lasting over four years is now drawing the attention of art critics.

NEW ALBANY – Sandro Botticelli was an Italian early Renaissance painter. Some of his most famous works include The Birth of Venus, Primavera, and Madonna of the Magnificat. Renaissance artists ...

Olivier Messiaen was a French composer steeped in the solitude and ecstasy of Catholic mysticism: everything he wrote was dedicated to the greater glory of God. He was in thrall to the liturgical ...

The Musei Reali Torino has just opened a new exhibition examining and following representations of beauty from the age to Botticelli to Mucha. Drawing on 100 works, many borrowed from Italian ...

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Listed as endangered under Mexican law, the harpy eagle is one of the world’s largest birds of prey. (Wikimedia Commons) The harpy eagle — a striking, almost mythical-looking species thought e ...