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Why did Pope Francis choose the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for his final resting place?
Francis has broken with recent papal tradition by choosing to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore instead of St ...
National Catholic Register1d
From Moriah to the Blessing: Isaac’s Quiet Role in Salvation History
In the hands of Baroque painters, the Genesis account of Isaac, Jacob, and Rebekah becomes more than a tale of deception — it ...
The Beacon1d
38 years later, ‘Father Art’ has seen it all
Fr. Wheeler — or Father Art — plans to retire this spring after 38 years of campus service as a history professor, pastoral ...
Religion News Service on MSN1d
Pope Francis leaves a largely unknown legacy of artistic inspiration
He was a source of inspiration for many artists, even those who have nothing to do with religion, because he was a ...
America Magazine6d
I went to the Met to look at Caspar David Friedrich’s landscapes. I didn’t expect to find my old Jesuit friend.
It was Drew Christiansen, S.J., even more than Thoreau or Aquinas, whom I was surprised to encounter amid the German landscapes on the Upper East Side.