The Madonna and Child — a young Mary holding her son, Jesus, as an infant — is the prevailing depiction of Mary throughout cultures and time. The Pietà, Italian for “pity” or “compassion,” depicts ...

The document has raised questions in some sectors of the Church, although it is not the first time the Dicastery for the ...

ALEXANDRIA,Va., Sept. 21, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A full-sized replica of Michelangelo's La Pieta—the stunning sculpture depicting Mary cradling her son Jesus Christ after his crucifixion—may soon be ...

Sr. Mary Paulette, C.R. (Angela Marie Pieta) Member of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Resurrection. Loving daughter of the late Walter Pieta and the late Marie Gajda. Dear cousin and friend to ...

The replica of Michelangelo’s “Pietà ” — the life-sized sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary holding the body of Jesus Christ — will remain on permanent display at the Cathedral of St. Paul, 239 Selby ...

Benedict XVI weaves artistic sensibility and theology, in front of the miraculous statue of the Mother of God who cradles her dying Son. The story of a small Catholic minority that has suffered the ...

Mary Catherine Biaganti Pieta (affectionally known as “Bea”), 84, passed away peacefully in her home on December 1, 2022. Bea grew up in Freedom where she attended school, married, and raised her son.

Whether it is the Stations of the Cross, a fine sculpture, a cru-cifix or a stained-glass window of a scene from the Bible or Church history, the purpose of all sacred art is the same: to draw us to ...

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IN early March a group of 5th Year students from St Mary's in Mallow and teacher Connie Curtin, attended the Mallow launch of Darkness into Light in the Hibernian Hotel. Feeling highly motivated and ...