A ubiquitous presence before fading into the American ether, Catholic art may be experiencing something of a renaissance, in the unlikeliest places. Clockwise from top: The Floriani ensemble sings, ...

What is art supposed to do? In a world obsessed with practicality, efficiency and the bottom line, does art have a function? First, what do I mean by art? I mean any human activity where we are ...

The John Paul II Foundation for the Sacred Arts is rethinking how the Catholic Church should fund well-crafted art. But why is good art in the Church important in the first place? "When a piece of art ...

Artemisia Gentileschi’s “Judith Slaying Holofernes” (1620-21). (Credit: Catholic News Agency.) Listen ROME –– Baroque Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi is hailed as a ‘feminist icon’ based on her ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus is home to the largest collection of diversified Catholic Art in the United States. In light of Thursday’s election of a new pope, leaders at the Museum of Catholic ...

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City is easily the most recognizable church in the world. Visitors to the basilica are often left staring up in awe, taking in the grandeur and beauty of the world’s ...

On this episode of “America This Week,” Kerry Weber and Matt Malone, S.J., speak about the state of Catholic art and how art can aid spiritual and political growth. Olga Segura, an associate editor at ...

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of essays by Jewish writers reflecting on their experiences with the Catholic community and answering the questions: What makes us approachable today, ...

The church’s role and support of the arts throughout the development of Western civilization cannot be underestimated. With that in mind, I stress the importance of art history as part of the ...

How about a revolution of beauty? Catholic art can show the way. ‘Art and the saints are the greatest apologetic for our faith,” Pope Benedict XVI (now pope emeritus) has contended. In How Catholic ...

A new exhibition, “Transforming Matter: Incarnation, Sacraments, and Saints in Catholic Art and Devotion,” is on display at the Hope College Kruizenga Art Museum through Saturday, May 18. The public ...

About a year ago, I got married and moved in with my husband, and as we set up our apartment, one of the problems we faced was where to hang Creepy Jesus. If you grew up in a Catholic environment, you ...