Arts News
Priest ministers to street artists who are transforming neighbourhood
By Ed Wilkinson, Catholic News ServiceBROOKLYN, N.Y. – When Pope Francis urged that the Gospel be preached at the peripheries of society, he may not have had the street artists of Bushwick in mind.
Refugees are a vision in bronze for sculptor Timothy Schmalz
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterChristian artist Timothy Schmalz is putting a face to the label “refugee” with a new bronze sculpture.
Nuns of pop band Siervas says ministry spans service and music
By Jane Chambers, Catholic News ServiceLIMA, Peru – When people wave at members of the pop band Siervas as they drive through the city, the nuns in the musical group know they've arrived on the world stage.
Quebec sculptor, who created a new vision for the cross, dies at age 77
By Alan Hustak, Catholic Register SpecialQuebec sculptor Jacques Bourgault, whose contemporary, carved wooden statues of a triumphant, risen Christ on the cross hang in churches throughout North America, has died at the age of 77.
B.C. artist depicts St. Paul as a First Nations icon
By Agnieszka Krawczynski, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER – A Vancouver church has acknowledged the rich First Nations heritage of its parishioners by installing an icon of St. Paul the Apostle wearing a woven cedar hat and holding a talking stick and cedar bough.
Vatican gallery reopens after seven-year restoration
By Josephine McKenna, Religion NewsVATICAN CITY – One of the jewels in the Vatican Museums will reopen to the public after a $2.4 million makeover to make it earthquake resistant.
Producer out to fill video void for Catholic kids
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterJason Taylor logged on to Facebook one June afternoon and found a post that triggered an idea he long carried in his mind.
'Man Up!' play brings powerful message of mentoring hopeless young men
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA – In very dramatic fashion, the Vancouver-based Boys Club Network has taken its case for mentoring programs to Parliament Hill.
Iconography classes draw non-Orthodox in search of spiritual images
By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News ServiceWASHINGTON – Anna Schalk finds herself weeping each time she enters an Orthodox church and gazes at the flat, colorful icons of Jesus and the Virgin Mary.
One-woman shows bring Scripture to life
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterWhen Elisa Lollino performs, it’s not just a play. It’s also a form of prayer.
The ‘Homer Simpsonization’ of men in the media today is a very troubling trend
By Bishop Robert Barron, Catholic Register SpecialTwo recent films, Deepwater Horizon starring Mark Wahlberg and Sully starring Tom Hanks, represent something of a breath of fresh air. Both movies feature men who are intelligent, virtuous and quietly heroic. If this strikes you as a banal observation, that just means you haven’t been following much of the popular culture for the past 20 years.