A new study examining some of Leonardo da Vinci's sketches in the Codex Arundel reveals the artist calculated the earth's ...

At the Wrightwood 659 gallery in Chicago, an expansive, century-spanning show charts the period of art when “homosexuality” ...

Imposing but delicate marble sculptures of Graeco-Roman-style figures grace the vaulted corridors of a huge palace. But this isn't Florence or Rome. This is Amsterdam.

When we admire great works of art, we rarely think about who the people depicted on the paintings are. Behind some famous ...

Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager, was meant to be made a saint in April, but the ceremony was postponed because of Pope ...

Blessed Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who dedicated his life to serving the poor and sick, will be canonized together on Sept. 7.

Pope Leo XIV meets with representatives of three religious congregations, and highlights the Church’s beauty which they ...

Pope Leo, formerly known as Robert Francis Prevost, is a member of the Augustinian order, which is known for fostering ...

Standing in front of the cascade of crimson curtains on the balcony of Saint Peter’s on the evening of May 8, with an ...

Standing in front of the cascade of crimson curtains on the balcony of Saint Peter’s on the evening of May 8, with an emotional crowd undulating below him, the new pope, Leo XIV, gave his first ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) When Pope Leo XIV was elected pope, the assembled crowd reacted with joy but also with surprise : He was the first pope ... called St. Augustine of Hippo ...

In the middle of his first ... Augustine was preaching from a position of authority, raised above his people on a platform in the sanctuary in the Basilica of Peace in the city of Hippo.