Catholic Charities Celebrates Black History Month With Art Lesson
February 12, 2025By Currents News Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens is celebrating Black History Month by teaching adults how to create their own African […]
Topic: Art History
Rondanini Pietà Replica Has a New Home in New Jersey Cemetery
November 22, 2024By Jessica Easthope It’s the first thing you see driving into Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover, New Jersey: a 10-foot […]
TONIGHT AT 7: Michelangelo In New Jersey – Artist’s Legacy Lives On Through Sculpture
November 21, 2024By Currents News A replica of one of the most famous works of art in history has come to the Archdiocese of […]
Brooklyn Exhibit Offers Unique View of Sistine Chapel
November 20, 2024by Katie Vasquez In the heart of Vatican City, around five million people every year visit the Sistine Chapel to see the […]
From on High: A Rare Glimpse From the Top of St. Peter’s Baldachin
October 29, 2024During the Synod’s final Mass on Oct. 27, Bernini’s Baldacchino was seen for the first time since undergoing renovations for Rome’s jubilee. […]
17th-Century Masterpiece Thought to be Lost Forever, Discovered in New Rochelle Church
September 28, 2021By Beth Griffin and Emily Drooby NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (CNS) — A parish in a neighborhood that once had the highest concentration […]
A Behind-The-Scenes Look Inside Notre Dame Cathedral’s Reconstruction Two Years After Fire
April 8, 2021Currents News Staff Two years after a devastating fire blazed through the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, specialists are still working hard […]
Artist Otto Neals Reflects on His Literary Landmark Sculpture, ‘Peter and Willy,’ in Prospect Park
February 26, 2021By Jessica Easthope At 90-years-old, Otto Neals has made his mark on New York City and Black history. Though he has art scattered all […]
At Rome’s Colosseum, Display Showcases Riches of Pompeii Within its Walls
February 15, 2021Currents News Staff The Colosseum’s wide walkways now include a remnant of Pompeii, the city with which Rome strengthened its ties in […]
Antoni Gaudí, Spanish Architect Behind Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia, Could Soon Become a Saint
February 2, 2021Currents News Staff He was a world-famous architect and a devout Catholic. Antoni Gaudí’s faith is clearly on display in the details […]