Something The Mona Lisa, David, and The School of Athens all have in common is they represent a way of thinking that was ...

International Days of Saint Francis de Sales, being held in Rome during the Jubilee of the World of Communication, bring ...

That honor belongs to Pope Pius II’s 15th Century chronicles, “The Commentaries,” a 13-book account of his life that is considered a seminal text in Renaissance humanism. Francis is also not ...

Few would argue against the fact that the Renaissance period produced some of the most beautiful art the world has ever seen.

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COMMENTARY: Why did Catholic historian Christopher Dawson fear a post-Christian world? His writings offer a sobering critique ...

I was not surprised, but I was somewhat disappointed with the contents of John Nassivera’s commentary titled “Good government needs God.” ...

Derided in some quarters for being the preserve of the volume housebuilder, pattern books have a rich history and could yet ...

The third and final part of the Polish artist's "alchemical trilogy" feels increasingly confined by its own concept, but ...