From Biennale visits to calls for restitution, the late Pope Francis left an indelible mark on contemporary art and cultural ethics. When Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 ...

He was a source of inspiration for many artists, even those who have nothing to do with religion, because he was a ...

As people around the world gather to honor Pope Francis, St. John's University ... students gathered outside the church to express their grief through art, each painting a tile to create a mosaic ...

Pope Francis' death on Monday, April 21, the day after Easter Sunday, started off a series of traditions that in a few weeks will culminate in a vote for the next pope. After Pope Francis is laid ...

The Vatican later removed the keffiyeh. The pope is also head of the Vatican City state, and indirectly oversees the Vatican Museums. The papal art collection traces its origins to 1506 ...

Many viewers called the sand art “moving” and “deeply respectful,” noting how Pattnaik’s tribute reflected the Pope’s enduring influence. The sand sculpture has struck an emotional ...

Deacon Dan Lowery at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Edinburgh said he was disheartened to hear of Pope Francis’s passing although, like Davis, he said he was not surprised to hear this.

As the 266th pope, however, he was a vocal advocate of artists, and his belief in their power to inspire faith and social change is well-documented. He expounded his vision for art’s potential t ...

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will attend Pope Francis’s funeral, following the death of the 88-year-old pontiff Monday morning. “Melania and I will be going to the funeral of ...

But look closer. The Swiss Guards accompanying Pope Francis on his final journey still wear the colors of the Medici family, 420 years after the last Medici pope. But the coffin has changed.

The passing of Pope Francis means the end of a 12-year tenure as head of the Catholic Church and a new search for the next head of the papacy by the conclave. Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced the ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88, was the first pope from the Americas and the first pope born outside of Europe in more than a thousand years. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos ...