State Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia Russia may be isolated from the artistic centers of Paris, Rome, and London, but the Hermitage has managed to acquire a spectacular collection of world art ...

Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission: "Baptism is the sacrament of ...

Peace, unsurprisingly, also correlates with happiness. Underscoring its reputation as one of the world’s most virtuous and content countries, Finland is the perennial top performer of the United ...

Litany of the Saints When the condition of the dying person calls for the use of brief forms of prayer, those who are present are encouraged to pray the Litany of the Saints -- or at least some of ...