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Getty Museum Revives a Long-Overlooked Gem by a 16th-Century Spanish Master
The Getty Museum has bolstered its collection of Spanish works with a painting by 16th-century master Luis de Morales.
White smoke, black smoke, conclave: Here’s a papal glossary of terms
A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them ...
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How this Marc Chagall painting explains Pope Francis’ soul
Pope Francis' favorite painting was Marc Chagall's "White Crucifixion." Here's what the Nazi-era artwork teaches about the ...
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Pope Francis, Who Embraced Contemporary Art at the Vatican, Dies at 88
Pope Francis is dead at 88. His legacy includes an embrace of contemporary art, such as the first papal visit to the Venice ...
Pope Francis is viewed as one of the more informal and progressive popes in history.
Yahoo News looks back on the legacy of Pope Francis — born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1936 — ...
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Archaeologists Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Garden at Jesus Christ’s Burial Site in Jerusalem, Verifying Biblical Account
The alleged tomb of Jesus, inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Credit: adriatikus/CC BY-SA 3.0 The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, located at the heart of one of Christianity’s most ...
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2,000-Year-Old Olive and Grape Remains Unearthed Near Jesus’ Alleged Burial Site
During the building process, workers stumbled upon an old tomb, believed by some to be Jesus’ resting place. The site’s age and sanctity made excavation tricky. You can’t just bulldoze holy ground.
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I Kind of Want What Mommy—the 97-Year-Old Tortoise Who Just Gave Birth at the Philadelphia Zoo—Has
Love is a many-splendored thing, especially when you’re gawking at it from the outside. In this column, we’ll be examining the celebrity couples—or, occasionally, animal-kingdom singles ...