The Feast of Mary Help of Christians is celebrated on May 24. The tradition of this advocation goes back to 1571, when the whole of Christendom was saved by Mary Help of Christians when Catholics ...

In 1955, when he was already 44, the San Francisco Chronicle invited him to write a sports column. It was a subversive idea, ...

In January 1889, after a heated argument with his friend Paul Gauguin that led him to cut off part of his left ear, Vincent van Gogh painted one of the most iconic self-portraits in the history of art ...

If you can't make it to the Uffizi in Florence to admire Botticelli's Birth of Venus or Spring, we suggest you discover the artist through other works on display in Paris museums. Let's take a ...

His daily conversation with the Virgin Mary has begun. Dragicevic was one of six poor shepherd children who first reported visions of the Virgin Mary in 1981. She identified herself to the four ...

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A Paris-based art lover offers advice on how to explore the world's greatest museum. How do you fall in love with the Louvre?

Apostolic Exhortation on Jesus Christ and the Peoples of Oceania: Walking His Way, Telling His Truth, Living His Life Pope John Paul II Rome, November 22, 2001 Reference to Mary: paragraph 5 and 53, ...

While this winter’s premier auctions for Old Master works at Christie’s and Sotheby’s in New York yielded better results year ...

There are four dogmas stating Mary's personal relationship with God and her role in human salvation . 1) Divine Motherhood Mary's divine motherhood was proclaimed at the Council of Ephesus in 431.

Mary McNamara is a culture columnist and critic for the Los Angeles Times. Previously she was assistant managing editor for arts and entertainment following a 12-year stint as television critic ...