Andy Warhol is synonymous with Pop art and celebrity, Campbell’s Soup and Marilyn Monroe—but one driving force in the artist’s work that people may not know about is Warhol’s relationship to Catholicism. Read more Related Posts:A Pagan and a Christian pastor discuss interfaith…In Thailand, new abortion freedoms face spiritual resistance’No church is perfect’: Anglican bishop Read more
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NZ bishops to commission artwork commemorating dedication to Mary
Monday, October 5th, 2020
Aotearoa New Zealand’s Catholic bishops are seeking an artist to create artwork commemorating Bishop Jean-Baptiste Pompallier’s 1838 dedication of the country to Mary the Mother of Jesus. The bishops’ National Liturgy Office has begun advertising for an artist who will create a work incorporating Mary for a special commemoration next August 15, the Feast Day Read more
Pope Francis begs in Milan street, his cassock in tatters
Monday, May 25th, 2020On a street in Milan, the capital of Italy’s Lombardy region, which has been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis begs for alms, his cassock in tatters. Read more Related Posts:Pope Francis to open event on Italy’s demographic declinePope Francis invited Spider-Man to the VaticanAuckland childbirth tragedy: Mum, baby die – grieving…Letter Read more
Andy Warhol’s “Sixty Last Suppers” was one of the Catholic artist’s last works
Monday, May 4th, 2020Lifelong practising Catholic, Warhol’s spiritual side became more evident in his art in the 1980s. The retrospective, which includes the artist’s iconic images of Marilyn Monroe and Campbell’s soup cans, also includes a 1986 work entitled “Sixty Last Suppers,” a large-scale compilation made up of repeated images of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper.” A major Read more
Catholic messages on skateboards?
Monday, February 10th, 2020Motherboards a Denver company is shining a light into the skater world with its cool Catholic skateboards and snowboards. Lisa Fixleris the founder and president of Motherboards. A Catholic mum who lives in Denver, she vividly remembers the moment that inspired her to start the company. Read more Related Posts:Pushpay moves into Catholic donations marketBecciu’s Read more
Manuele living life to the full
Thursday, September 5th, 2019
Manuele Teofilo was recently awarded the Chairperson Award at the Oceania Young Writers Conference in Melbourne. The 27-year-old belongs to the Christian Fellowship For Disabled in Auckland. Manuele has been involved in many national camps. Last year he was a volunteer at the Centre and is now a member of the Christian Disability Trust. Manuele Read more
Two vases stolen by Nazi regime returned to family after 80 years
Monday, August 5th, 2019Two vases, estimated to be worth about $120,000, were returned to the family of Harry Fuld 80 years after they were stolen from his widow by the Nazi regime, in a ceremony made possible by the joint efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Art Crime Team and the American Embassy of Germany, according to Read more
Shirtless statue of Pope Benedict causes art sensation in Rome
Thursday, March 15th, 2018Jacopo Cardillo, an Italian sculptor of international standing, whose working name is Jago, has portrayed Benedict XVI shirtless instead of dressed in the usual papal regalia. Ever since the technically remarkable sculpture has been the object of both criticism and praise. Read more Related Posts:Benedict XVI’s secretary tests positive for COVID-19Toppled statue of Spanish priest Read more
Vatican-China relations – the diplomacy of art
Thursday, November 23rd, 2017Vatican-China relations will take a new direction using art as a bridge between the two cultures. The Vatican Museums have partnered with a Chinese cultural institute in hopes of building stronger ties with the country through art. Read more Related Posts:Location-based apps pose security risk for Holy See’Foreign Minister’s’ Moscow visit to bolster Vatican-Russia…Nearly 30 Read more
Andy Warhol was a life-long, practising Catholic.
Thursday, November 16th, 2017After Andy: Adventures in Warhol Land by Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni casts some light on a fact that astonished much of the world when the artist’s casket was carried from St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan: Andy Warhol was a life-long, practising Roman Catholic. Read more Related Posts:Andy Warhol’s Life Revolved Around Sex, Drugs—and…A Pagan and a Christian pastor discuss Read more