A Catholic perspective on ghost stories reveals why some apparitions may be souls in Purgatory — and why the Church urges us to pray for them.

According to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, at age 15 she felt the call to religious life and entered the Institute ...

The Italian woman was a lay mystic who had a vision of Jesus and the Virgin Mary and maintained a friendship with St. Pio of Pietrelcina, Italy, better known as Padre Pio. Driven by her deep love ...

A painting bought at a garage sale in Minnesota is a previously unknown portrait by Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh, according to a newly published expert analysis. It was made by Van Gogh during ...

In brief: Microsoft has introduced numerous GenAI functions to promote Copilot+ PCs, including new image editing tools for Paint that just came out of beta. Notably, the new tools are not ...

A teenage artist who has already sold works for £23,000 has just passed another milestone - her first ever painting lesson. Makenzy Beard, 17, made waves back in 2020 when a portrait she painted ...

It felt like it was a part of me." Megan started spray painting a decade ago in old industrial buildings in Sheffield and has been working professionally for about seven years. Street Art Atlas ...

The word now means “1: a description of prostitutes or prostitution 2. a depiction (as in a writing or painting) of licentiousness or lewdness: a portrayal of erotic behavior designed to cause ...

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The ladder even appears in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling painting, showing souls being pulled from Purgatory by a rosary. Step 1: Begin with the Sign of the Cross. While holding the Cross pray ...

Washable paint is certainly useful if any aspiring child artists decide to draw on your walls. With its durable finish, it's a popular choice of paint in kitchens and hallways, where splash stains or ...

An undated painting of religious Sister Clare Crockett is seen as the diocesan phase of her sainthood cause was officially opened in Madrid’s Cathedral of Alcalá de Henares on Jan. 12, 2025. (OSV News ...