Fine Art

Editorial

How great Thou art

July 23, 2026

The creative drive behind the multiple millions of artistic forms humanity has birthed since our ancestors first began painting cave walls is ultimately the Creator creating through us, His creations.

Theopolis: a celebration of faith, art

Luke Mandato · April 24, 2026

A hopeful renewal for faithful Catholic art and culture will launch over three weekends in May as Theopolis unveils its inaugural exhibition, bringing together more than a dozen Catholic artists to help audiences rediscover the eternal human soul amid a culture that all too often forgets it exists.

Historian reflects on Michelangelo's 'Last Judgement' with Sistine Chapel restoration underway

Courtney Mares · March 1, 2026

The Vatican Museums announced that restoration work has begun on Michelangelo's "The Last Judgement" in the Sistine Chapel, a fresco an art historian describes as "a clarion call to the cardinals of what it means to be Catholic."

Pope welcomes new Marian mosaic, St. Rose of Lima statue in Vatican Gardens

Peru forever represented in the Vatican Gardens

Paulina Guzik · February 2, 2026

The Vatican Gardens welcomed a new Marian mosaic and a statue of St. Rose of Lima, both created by young artists from Peru, in a ceremony that clearly delighted Pope Leo XIV, who holds Peru in a special place in his heart.

Figure of Speech

The play’s passion reveals its Truth

Gerry Turcotte · December 28, 2025

I have always been connected to theatre throughout my life. The pinnacle of this for me was when I was commissioned to write and perform a piece based on my novel Flying in Silence for the Sydney Opera House.

Schmalz sculpture brings The Last Supper to life

Nicholas Elbers · September 24, 2025

Students at the new Saint John Paul II Academy in Surrey, B.C., can soon eat their lunches beside a bronze Christ, the latest work from the Canadian sculptor whose most famous piece, Homeless Jesus, has been installed in cities around the globe, including at the Vatican.

Icons and skylines: Orthodox church unveils new icons that ‘speak to the heart’

Lee Purcell · September 6, 2025

The city skyline tells many stories. Glass towers glint above bustling streets, while neighbourhoods layer histories of migration, struggle and celebration. Yet just north of the city’s downtown core, another kind of skyline rises — not in steel and concrete, but in domes and crosses.

Vatican unveils 'lost' Renaissance painting of the deposition of Christ

Justin McLellan · March 18, 2025

A painting of Christ being laid in the tomb, long hidden under layers of overpainting and forgotten by history, will once again be visible to the public in an upcoming exhibit at the Vatican.

Northern homecoming for 'The One Called Jesus'

Luke Mandato · October 18, 2024

A longstanding art exhibit that portrays Jesus Christ and his journey throughout the Gospels has returned to the home of its creator with Northern Ontario housing the artwork's latest tour in Canada.

Iconography: from darkness to light

Art form is a microcosm of our faith

Luke Mandato · September 19, 2024

A unique retreat combining elements of art, religious history and prayer is making its way to Canada for the first time, giving Catholics in Halifax the opportunity to craft their own "windows to Heaven."