On the rural islands off the coast of Japan, a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links ...

On the rural islands of Nagasaki a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of ...

I traveled to Rome to accept an award for my recently published novel, The Accidental Jesus. The event would cap this year’s ...

THE FACE OF JESUS is a 69-minute Polish documentary, with two bonus features, which discusses three ancient artifacts, ...

Many people throughout the world mourned the death of Pope Francis and looked expectantly upon the election of a new leader ...

In “The Last Supper,” Paul Elie explores how controversies over artists like Sinéad O’Connor and Keith Haring paved the way ...

regarding the frequent use of Father Marko Rupnik's artwork by the Vatican, particularly its Dicastery for Communications, to illustrate online Catholic content. Lately, Vatican News, the official ...

Madonna, Scorsese, Warhol and “Piss Christ” play roles in Paul Elie’s maybe-too-comprehensive look at how divisive ...

ROME -- The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who revolutionized the use of ...

After his death, Rita finally got to join the convent. But, her suffering didn’t end there.

Ronald Reagan's election sparked a counterrevolution in the arts community, with Dylan, Bono and Scorsese among those showing ...

Bill Fox (66), a retired clinical psychologist from Co Sligo, says he is “very proud to be a Roman Catholic in Ireland ... is where we choose to follow Jesus or not.” ...