Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks will be installed Friday in a ceremony at St. Patrick's Cathedral that will be filled with ancient symbolism. "The installation of a bishop is an administrative act, ...

There is a long tradition of painters depicting real people in their religious art, but the appearance in a Roman church of a ...

The appearance in a Roman church of a cherub that bears a striking resemblance to Premier Giorgia Meloni has sparked a minor scandal for both church and state in Italy. The diocese of Rome and the ...

The cherub was restored after water infiltrations damaged the basilica starting in 2023. The parish priest, the Rev. Daniele Micheletti, acknowledged the resemblance to Meloni but dismissed the ...

The objects and surroundings in our Catholic churches have a purpose and a history. Here is an overview of some of those sacred things.

The recent restoration of a chapel came with a surprise: an angel depicted with the likeness of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ...

The appearance in a Roman church of a cherub that bears a striking resemblance to Premier Giorgia Meloni has sparked a minor scandal for both church and state in Italy ...

The appearance in a Roman church of a cherub that bears a striking resemblance to Premier Giorgia Meloni has sparked a minor ...

Rooted in early Christian tradition, Candlemas marks the presentation of Jesus and purification of the Virgin Mary at Herod's Temple in Jerusalem.

The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri.

St Joseph Catholic Church in Macon Georgia feels magical, with soaring architecture, gothic details, and an atmosphere straight from a fantasy world.

DONGAN HILLS, Staten Island (WABC) -- Parishioners came for a peaceful morning mass on Staten Island on Friday - and left with palpitations. Stunned parishioners watched it all unfold at St. Ann's in ...