The interior of Saint John Cantius Church in Chicago. Saint Cantius was both a scientist and a tireless advocate for...

As was the case with so many of the other 19th-century and early 20th-century Catholic university figures, Julius Nieuwland (1878-1936)...

The cathedral in Palma de Mallorca, referred to in the local Catalan dialect as “La Seu.” Its architect, Anonti Gaudi,...

Archbishop Arthur Roche has long been a friend of the Lay Centre, where I lived while studying and teaching in...

Pope Francis greets Rabbi Riccardo DiSegni, chief rabbi of Rome, during a meeting with representatives of the Conference of European...

A statue on the roof of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is seen during a supermoon Dec. 14, 2016. What does...

The painting “Bonaparte devant le Sphinx” by Jean-Léon Gérôme depicts Napolean Bonaparte before the Sphinx in Egypt. His campaigns in...

The 10-meter South Pole Telescope and the Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization experiment, or Biceps2, at Amundsen-Scott South Pole...

Pope Francis arrives May 12 at Monte Real air base in Leiria, Portugal. Father Francesco Lana de Terzi, an Italian...

The Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo is one of the oldest astronomical institutes in the world. “The plan is simply...