Once described by experts as 'tall and slender', the Virgin Mary statue ... an object of religious worship.' 'It looks more like Bart Simpson than The Mother Mary,' said another.

The Conversation explores the origins of the long and interesting journey the Easter Bunny has taken from European prehistory ...

Father Spyridon has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in a monastery carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea ...

St. John brought people to love Christ and the Virgin Mary by speaking tirelessly about ... To offer them liturgical worship, he composed Masses and Offices in their honor and had the first ...

Shortly before the start of Lent, Jenny Gustainis completed her own Marian pilgrimage to sacred spaces across the Archdiocese ...

Eye of Silent Film Classics Silent films from the turn of the 20th century may seem like technological dinosaurs that got wiped out by today’s CGI overkill and off-the-chart volume levels, but in the ...

The Hagia Sophia remains a highly popular tourist destination, attracting millions of travelers. Here is a detailed look at ...

In the Sacred Liturgy, that same Word humbly comes to us through the liturgy’s beautiful words, inviting us to worship God with the same Holy Spirit who filled the Blessed Virgin Mary as she ...

For example, the Virgin Mary is often shown with a white hare or rabbit, symbolizing that she overcame sexual temptation. But it is in the folk traditions of England and Germany that the figure of ...