GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei. On his first papal trip, he went to the ...

Whether you're religious or not, you know what a basic Nativity scene looks like -- Joseph and Mary kneeling by the manger of the baby Jesus, surrounded by shepherds, kings, and farm animals.

On Monday, the official Danish palace Instagram account shared a photo of Mary and Frederik meeting the Holy Father in the Apostolic Palace inside Vatican City in 2018. Mary was dressed entirely ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, the study adds to evidence that statues were more than ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology.

Additional appointments are still expected, including a permanent main crucifix, statues of Mary and Joseph, and further enhancements such as stained-glass windows and artwork of saints. Father Boxie ...

A crucifix hung from the ceiling at the front of a stage adorned with flowers and life-sized statues of Mary and Joseph. Tall candles sent a cloud of smoke skyward. Kelly thanked his family and ...

William and Mary had a relatively short reign, but they left an outsized impact on the dynamics of the monarchy. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons When William and Mary assumed the British ...

Peter Yarrow, one third of the chart-topping 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary — which helped popularize Bob Dylan as the voice of a generation — co-writer of the song “Puff, the Magic ...

The trio he formed with Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers became a pop phenomenon, scoring hits like “If I Had a Hammer” and “Puff the Magic Dragon.” By Jim Farber Peter Yarrow ...

From the Times-Call photo archive via Longmont Museum: “Deacon Nehemias Ruiz of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is flanked by Gina Deterring as Mary and Matt Rodriguez as Joseph during the ...

The Christian world has embraced the faithful story of Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus for centuries. Yet, in those times—even without getting into the plausibility of a virgin birth—their ...