THE WAY OF BEAUTY
Mary, Joseph and… an astronaut? Vatican’s 2020 nativity scene mocked
(CNN) — Jesus, Mary and Joseph don't normally appear alongside astronauts or Darth Vader-like figures, but the Vatican has upset...
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We are committed to the new evangelization
CNA Staff, Dec 15, 2020 / 12:00 pm MT (CNA).- On Oct. 9, 2016, 12,000 people filled a soccer stadium...
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Be guardians of beauty, pope tells Christmas concert artists
Artistic creation can bring the light of Christmas to a world that has been enveloped in the darkness of pain...
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Art teacher defends 2020 nativity scene decried as ugly
Vatican City, Dec 15, 2020 / 02:00 pm MT (CNA).- Since it was unveiled last Friday, the Vatican’s nativity scene...
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Be guardians of beauty in the world, pope tells Christmas concert artists – Catholic San Francisco
Pope Francis leads an audience with performers of the Vatican's annual Christmas concert Dec. 12, 2020. Unlike past years, when...
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Exhibit’s Incarnation icons filled with symbolism of Christ’s birth
Twenty-nine icons by iconographer Judy Symalla are featured in an exhibit at ArtReach Gallery in Stillwater through Jan. 2, including...
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Pope addresses those “in love with beauty”
In greetings to people who brought about the Vatican Christmas concert, Francis considers that artists have "a lofty and demanding...
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Joe Biden’s Catholic faith will be on full display as the first publicly churchgoing president in decades
Biden's absence was understandable, since just a day earlier he had broken his foot. But the following weekend, Biden was...
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Art which transmits truth and beauty gives joy
Vatican City, Dec 12, 2020 / 06:45 am MT (CNA).- When truth and beauty are transmitted in art, it fills...
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Why is Darth Vader in the Vatican’s Nativity scene?
The Vatican unveiled its official Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square on Friday evening, surprising some with its depiction of...
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