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For more than 26 years, Pope John Paul II traveled the world with a silver pastoral staff topped with a dramatic, abstract crucifix crafted by the 20th-century artist Lello Scorzelli. This symbol of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of communion ...

Los Angeles-based artist Shlome Hayun is seen through the bars of a climbing structure as he spray paints a mural of a “hamsa” on a wall at Temple Beth El in Aptos last week. A hamsa is a palm-shaped ...

PARIS (AP) — France's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral is formally reopening its doors on Saturday for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019. Under the ...

As a veteran, I am deeply troubled by recent comments made by School Board member Melanie Meren, as reported in the Fairfax Times on May 18, 2023. Meren suggested removing artwork depicting the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has become synonymous with the papacy's global reach and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PARIS (AP) — France’s iconic Notre Dame ...