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In Catholic tradition, saints are to be revered, but not worshipped. Thus, Anderson said, artistic renderings of canonized ...

One of the greatest experts on the biblical and historical figure of Jesus was a journalist for this newspaper, Juan Arias, a ...

The subject of numerous controversies, she is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more imaginative approaches to faith.

Southeastern Italy may be better known for its beaches and burrata, but it’s also layered with ancient Greek and Roman ...

Private Collection The French art ... and his art, as well as his familiar challenges, climate and light. The mythical Narcissus dies from frustration, as the Roman poet Ovid described: “The ...

Up on the second floor, in a long, redwalled room devoted to 19th-century French paintings ... Rubens and classical Greek and Roman statues. “The Louvre is the book where we learn to read ...

There's still a lot left to learn when it comes to ancient history, and scientists are still finding locations long since ...

BCMA IN BLOOM: Featuring objects ranging from a cauldron to a pair of earrings and focusing largely on depictions of the natural world in ancient Mediterranean societies, James Higginbotham’s new ...

Ongoing digs at a Roman villa in the town of Villajoyosa in Spain, have revealed more than 4,000 fragments of wall paintings.