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By Justin McLellan, CNS VATICAN CITY  -- Through five pontificates, popes have instructed the faithful at their weekly general audiences, condemned war, called for peace...

Throughout the seasons and feasts of the liturgical year, the church pauses to give special honor to Mary, mother of Jesus, the son of...

In the past few years, the term "visio divina" has gained traction in the Catholic lexicon. Like "lectio divina," which is a way to...

During Holy Week, the Lord's passion, death and resurrection are recalled not as past historical events, but as mysteries of faith by which we...

INDIANAPOLIS — D. Anne Jones knew she wanted to use her gift of painting portraits to help others in some way. “I was talking to...

CHICAGO -- When word came that Illinois residents were being asked to stay home and the Archdiocese of Chicago suspended public Masses in mid-March,...

When Raffaello di Giovanni Santi (or Sanzio), known to his friends and the world as Raphael, completed his masterpiece tondo titled "The Alba Madonna"...

This year marks the 500th anniversary of artist Raphael's death. This painter would glean the best qualities of his contemporaries, Leonardo and Michelangelo, to...

The scene is one you might share from your own memory. It is the image of a mother, father and two children delighting in...

WILMINGTON -- St. Ann Catholic School, home to students Pre-K through 8th grade, is known for its academics and strong parish community. What the...