Arts News
For Jaclyn Dela Cruz, to properly depict the Resurrection she had to capture how Jesus might have felt on that first Easter morning.
As a Lenten project, take a closer look through the stained glass
By Fr. Yaw Acheampong, Catholic Register SpecialHave you ever studied the stained glass windows in your church?
Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ music soars above his suffering
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterBy most accounts, Ludwig van Beethoven had a pretty miserable life, which makes his Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” all the more remarkable.
Barbara Jatta grew up in the art world – now she heads the Vatican museums
By Hannah Brockhaus, CNA/EWTN NewsVATICAN CITY – Barbara Jatta, the newest director of the Vatican museums, and the first woman to hold the position, said that working with art was a natural path for her to follow – and she can’t imagine a better place to do so.
Church puts new shine on old murals made from the faces of local community
By Ron Stang, Catholic Register SpecialWINDSOR, Ont. – As a young boy, Fr. Patrick Bénéteau would look up in wonder at the marvellously coloured and exacting images of biblical scenes and saints that adorned the ceilings of St. Joseph Church.
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.