From glow-in-the-dark rosary beads to St. Christopher dashboard statues and Pope Francis bobbleheads, a tribute to the complicated life of Catholic kitsch ...

A child of the poor gathered his companions around him and led them to a statue of Mary ... in the hymn from Matins on the feast of the Holy Family: ‘It is pleasing to recall the humble house ...

Portrayed among the 140 figures are a Jew fleeing Nazi Germany, a Syrian departing that country’s civil war, a Pole escaping the communist regime, a Cherokee on the Trail of Tears, an Irish boy ...

A son was born to Yakup, a converted Muslim Sipahi, and his Greek wife in the late 15th century in the village of Palaiokipos on Lesbos. This bicultural child, named Khizr, grew up with three brothers ...

You would be surprised at how many famous landmarks in Barcelona you can see in just a few days. As many people embark or ...

The booklet claims that the Catholic Church dropped the "Second Commandment" which forbids "graven images", i.e. statues. Allegedly the Catholic Church condones statue worship. Now one version of ...

Pope Francis, who is receiving treatment for a respiratory tract infection, had a peaceful night in hospital, Italy's ANSA ...

As I reflected on the conversation with my son, I realized that the complexity of family narratives in Scripture mirrors the challenges of teaching and understanding the Catholic Faith.

The heart of St. Roque lay in the display case in front of me. It still held the power of life and evangelization, announcing ...

Ken Packie, a Massachusetts artist who specializes in wood sculptures, was commissioned by the University to carve the tree’s nearly six-foot-wide base into a three-dimensional portrayal of the Holy ...

Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The ...

IrishCentral Contribturo Ethan Rooney takes a look at how Ireland's cultural roots are being brought to the fore of modern-day contemporary life.