My introduction to art happened in my hometown of Athy, Co Kildare. It was an age of belief; religion dominated everyday ...

Leaving the children at their grandparents’, Rodrigo and Diana trudged their way back to Altadena, dodging downed power lines ...

This Southern city is bustling with urban culture. From museums to historic buildings, there's plenty to explore in this ...

AKITA--Just as suddenly as it started, a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary abruptly stopped shedding tears, leaving the sisters and nuns at a Catholic church here without an explanation. From the ...

‘All generations will call me blessed': ‘The Church's devotion ... an ‘epitome of the whole Gospel,' express this devotion to the Virgin Mary." 1 1. CCC, 971. The internal quotes are from ...

But the Virgin Mary received faith and joy when the angel Gabriel announced to her the glad tidings that the Spirit of the Lord would come upon her and the power of the Most High would overshadow ...

A statute of the Virgin Mary stands as a quiet ... For Catholics, Mary brings evokes God’s love for humanity. Her statue serves as a reminder that, through devotion, meditation and acts of ...

As the pope himself noted, there is always the danger of reducing popular piety to external rituals and superstition ...

Greece: A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered ...

Greek authorities said the statue is from the Hellenistic period Greek Police A statue dating back more than 2,000 years was allegedly found in a black bag near garbage bins in a part of the Greek ...

Police in Greece said Wednesday they were investigating how an ancient Greek statue came to be dumped in a black plastic bag near garbage cans in the northern city of Thessaloniki. The organized ...