Miracle Behind St. Mary’s Major Basilica
painted image of Our Lady of the Snows The Basilica of St. Mary Major is also known as the Basilica of Our Lady [...]
painted image of Our Lady of the Snows The Basilica of St. Mary Major is also known as the Basilica of Our Lady [...]
The Calling of St. Matthew by Caravaggio As a contemporary of Raphael, Caravaggio uses the three objectives: catechesis, meditation, and participation in his [...]
Piranesi wood cut of the facade of the Lateran Basilica The history of the Lateran Basilica begins with Emperor Constantine. In 313, the [...]
Altar of the Assumption in St. Paul's Outside the Wall The Assumption Altar, in St. Paul's Outside the Wall, is decorated in a [...]
Apse Mosaic of St. Paul's Basilica "The apse mosaic always signifies paradise," Dr. Bentz explained on one of our recent Virtual Pilgrimages. This [...]
The Papal Throne in the Lateran Basilica When one hears the term "Papal Throne," these days most people immediately think of the throne [...]
Laterna Apse Mosaic As with the other apse artwork in the major basilicas of Rome, the apse in the Lateran Basilica is a [...]
courtyard of St. Paul's Outside the Wall The Basilica of St. Paul is also known as St. Paul's Outside the Wall. St. Paul's [...]
Dome fresco above the altar in San Clemente In the medieval mind, everything had a symbolic meaning. The ability to understand the meaning [...]
God uses our past, present, and future to draw us towards him. We can see this in both the lives of St. Francis and St. [...]