The Velázquez masterpiece, on loan to the Norton Simon Museum from the Prado Museum in Madrid, is loaded with royal intrigue ...

“I wish the bishop-elect every success, and through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, queen of Palestine, I invoke ...

Pope Francis will open “five sacred portals” on Christmas Eve for a ritual that has never been performed before. Pope Francis ...

Visitors will have a chance to view St. Thomas Aquinas’ skull up close in Baltimore, and perhaps absorb some of its holiness.