Conservation efforts by Save Venice restore the radiant colors and empathetic forms of the painter’s monumental work.

In today's Gospel reading, Jesus speaks prophetically to Peter, indicating that his life will take a very different course ...

Van Gogh’s painting was inspired by French artist Jean-Francois Millet’s 1860 painting. But he transformed Millet’s ...

Workers have completed a phase of conservation work on historic murals by the late artist Maxo Vanka at St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church near Pittsburgh.

Take it slow on a boat trip down Ireland’s most storied waterway, which courses through the country’s green heart via ...

More of Caravaggio’s religious paintings are in chapels downtown Rome. The Conversion of Saul, an early version of which is ...

Pope Leo XIV's religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who revolutionized the use of light and darkness in Western art.A new exhibit of ...

Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who ...

“Art is a bridge. It unites us despite our differences ... Those include a cinematic visualization of the crucifixion of St. Peter. Sarath Chandrajeewa, former Vice Chancellor of the University of ...

Missing context. In the context of the Catholic Church, the inverted cross is a reference to the crucifixion of Saint Peter, who is considered the first pontiff.

More than 250,000 palm and olive branches and more than 20,000 pilgrims filled St. Peter's Square for Palm ... the cross of Jesus en route to his crucifixion. "When we think of what Simon did ...