Saints and Syncretism in Global Christian Art explores the cult of saints and its impact on visual culture through a phenomenon called syncretism, a process by which artists integrate diverse cultural ...
SAINTS & ART: Known as a doorkeeper, St. Alphonsus Rodriguez drew countless to Christ with his quiet holiness and his profound spiritual vision. Francisco de Zurbarán, “The Vision of St. Alphonsus ...
St. Charles Borromeo (1538-1584) was a key figure for Catholicism in the 16th century, even if he lived only to age 46. He was archbishop of Milan (one of the most important bishoprics in northern ...
Earlier this month on a Catholicism subreddit on Reddit, someone posted an image of the communion of the saints generated by one of the many online artificial intelligence art generators. It put me in ...
As October comes to an end, religious groups far and wide are preparing to celebrate the saints, some widely-known and others more personal. The Christian holiday All Saints Day comes every year on ...
Boasting a large Catholic population, New Orleans observes All Saints' Day more rigorously than other places in the United States. In the Crescent City, Nov. 1, a day of observance and remembrance of ...
When considering holidays in November, most people immediately think of Veterans Day and Thanksgiving, and that's it. However, one significant holiday for many Christians falls at the very start of ...
All Saints' Day in the Christian calendar arrives Nov. 1, which is part of the story of how we ended up with the eve of All Saints, or All Hallows in an older English, being Oct. 31. But the core ...
On All-Saints’ Day, the First Lady and I join Christians across our Nation in celebrating the saints who have gone before us and now share in the glory of God. Their examples remind us that the ...