Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime celebrated the eighth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on Saturday. Francis urged ‘heart and ...

The chapel next to where Francis was being buried is home to a Byzantine-style icon of the Madonna, the Salus Populi Romani.

Timothy Cardinal Dolan was among thousands of people who visited the tomb of Pope Francis in Rome on Sunday, one day after ...

The decision by Pope Francis to break with tradition and be buried at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome rather ...

Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy—a rare ... or otherwise—were drawn from the street: common people with dirty fingernails, tensed muscles, and unidealised skin. His use of chiaroscuro—the violent ...

"Basically, while my nan was in the Magdalene Laundry for five years, she was refusing to sign adoption papers for her youngest daughter, called Bridget. "It was only when they basically said, ‘Look, ...

“Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, just ...

The post was captioned by Giles: "Giles and Mary circa 1990," prompting adoring fans who filled the comment section. One person wrote, "My absolute favourite people! !" and another fan simply ...

Gardai are investigating the discovery of a skull in Co Cork. The skull, believed to be human, was discovered at a location near Eyeries on Friday afternoon. It was reportedly found during renovation ...

Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, a 1606 painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, is as fascinating for its intriguing history as for its style. Painted by the Italian Baroque artist towards the ...

It is expected the services of a forensic anthropologist will be required to help determine if the skull is that of a man, woman or child and how long it has been at the location. It's understood a ...

But just after this fateful brawl, letters from this period suggest, Caravaggio painted Mary ... ‘Magdalene’, her body tilted and her head thrown back in ecstasy. Her hands seem to be folded ...