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‘Pieta (after Delacroix),’ by Vincent van Gogh (1889)
Looking at the Van Goghs we see a few parallels with the Holy Family, who knew humiliation and repudiation.
 “The Railway,” Édouard Manet, 1873 (National Gallery of Art)
150 years after the birth of Impressionism, two dazzling shows have been mounted.
When we remember John R. Donahue, S.J., prominent themes that come to mind include his passions for Catholic biblical scholarship, social justice and teaching.
Why did we fail, so often, to help?
According to Sister Norma Pimentel, she and Bishop Daniel Flores share an emphasis on a pastoral approach.
Authorities in Stilfontein, South Africa, survey the entrance to an abandoned mine shaft, part of a police effort to bring miners below to the surface on Nov. 15. Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/GroundUp (CC BY-ND 4.0).
In the small town of Stilfontein, some 90 miles from the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, hundreds, possibly thousands, of illegal miners have been underground in an abandoned mine shaft for more than a month.
What better way to celebrate Christmas than to have faith in things unseen, to find hope in a child.
Pope Francis reads his speech to officials of the Roman Curia and the College of Cardinals during his annual pre-Christmas meeting with them in the Hall of Blessing above the atrium of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Dec. 21, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
In Francis’ 12th Christmas address to the Roman Curia, he reminded them, “An ecclesial community lives in joyful and fraternal harmony to the extent that its members walk the path of humility.”
With the opening of the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis’ schedule of liturgies in December and January has expanded.
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Stephen, first martyr, by Molly Cahill