The Getty Museum has bolstered its collection of Spanish works with a painting by 16th-century master Luis de Morales.

As the faithful mourn Pope Francis, who died on Monday, April 21, speculation begins on who might be the new pope. On social ...

Pope Francis, known for his humility, chose to wear simple black shoes instead of the traditional red shoes of his predecessors. He prioritized caring for the environment, elevating women in the ...

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, has died aged 88, the Vatican announced on Monday. As the Church ...

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St. Peter's Square, washing the feet of a Muslim prisoner, sinking to his hands and knees to implore ...

The subject of numerous controversies, she is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more imaginative approaches to faith.

Anna Swartwood House, University of South Carolina (THE CONVERSATION) The portrayal of Jesus as a white, European man has come ... with the subject positioned between a fictive parapet and a plain ...

Loud, driving music in the “rock opera” style. A stage show/movie with flamboyant costumes, long hair and sex appeal. The ...

When Mahalia Jackson sings, Heaven listens. And if you’ve ever had one of her songs catch you mid-tear, mid-praise, or ...

A high-ranking city official in Oakland, California, has been fired over a resurfaced note that showed her referring to black people as “tokens,” according to reports. Chief of staff Leigh ...

Bailey — who came of age in North Philadelphia during the 1930s — was the quintessential mid-20th century glamour girl, best known for her starring role in the 1967 all-Black version of Broadway’s ...

Bailey — who came of age in North Philadelphia during the 1930s — was the quintessential mid-20th century glamour girl, best known for her starring role in the 1967 all Black version of ...