SUSEGANA - The visit of children and teachers from the Santa Maria delle Vittorie kindergarten to the mosque of the Emanet Islamic cultural center has sparked a wave of reactions. And Don ...

The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is 284 ft 6 in., minus 30 feet for Victory — that still leaves Indianapolis 18-and-a-half ...

Nativity scene commissioned by Pope Nicholas IV in ... Statue of Pope Clement IX at his tomb in Santa Maria Maggiore. Credit: Richard Mortel/Flickr Clement IX, born Giulio Rospigliosi, is the ...

For those looking for a more of an underrated and unknown destination in Italy, head to this city between Florence and Rome ...

Francis visited Santa Maria Maggiore at the beginning ... one of the most celebrated artists of the 13th century. A sculpted Nativity scene by Arnolfo di Cambio, the 13th century sculptor and ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the basilica — known in Italian as Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore — will also serve ... These mosaics depict scenes from the Old Testament and the life of Jesus.

Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet. Traditionally, the nativity scene is pastoral -- meant to inspire feelings of joy, not gut-wrenching horror. No wonder, then, that the nativity scene recently ...

Supermarket giants have come under fire from an enraged Bob Katter for refusing to show a nativity scene during Easter. In a video on Facebook on Saturday, the fiery politician and founder of ...

God of every nation and people, from the very beginning of creation you have made known your love: when our need for a Savior was great you sent your Son to be born of the Virgin Mary. To our ...

He had also controversially installed a Nativity scene during Christmas festivities depicting a baby Jesus swaddled in a keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian garment now heavily associated with ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – A 40-year-old man was arrested for felony domestic violence after barricading himself at his home in a private neighborhood along Stevens Road Monday. According to ...