The darkly comic Southern novelist kept a quiet practice in the visual arts. For the centenary of her birth, her paintings ...

From the gastronomic specialties of Sifnos to the enigmatic ruins of the Dodecanese, each Greek island has its own distinct ...

Pope Francis returns to Vatican after hospitalization for double pneumonia, making a surprise stop at his favorite basilica.

Twal is the first patriarchal vicar of Jordan to be ordained on Jordanian soil at a crucial time for the region, amidst the ...

Currently the plumpish, bespectacled priest lives at a Catholic hospital, celebrates mass in its chapel ... was busy last week with plans for a Byzantine structure to be called St. Ephrem ...

The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition as the origin ... It is the bishop who, in the course of the Chrism Mass of Holy Thursday, consecrates the sacred chrism ...

Byzantine, Renaissance and Mexican architectural styles and complete in 1797, this active Roman Catholic Church is a National Historic Landmark. The exterior features white stucco, while the ...

We just got back from a fantastic 3-week trip to the French and Italian coasts, Rome, and Venice. It was an amazing way to see many well-known places and experience the beauty, hospitality, and food ...