Artnet13h
Michelangelo’s Drawings for the Sistine Chapel Visit the U.S. for the First Time
Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle ...
Artnet16h
Raphael’s Tiny Masterpiece, Marked With His Fingerprint, Heads to Auction
For only the third time this century, a painting by renowned Renaissance great Raphael is coming to auction. It is of Mary ...
National Catholic Register15h
‘Sanctified Sound’: The Return of Bell-Tower Bells Ringing at Eucharistic Consecration
Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound ...
Catholic Star Herald12h
Warm welcome, hot tickets: Sisters help U.S. visitors see the pope
Mercy Sister Maria Juan Anderson smiles at a child as the child’s parents collect their tickets for a papal audience ...