King Charles III will be crowned on Saturday in Westminster Abbey in the first royal coronation since that of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, 70 years ago. The coronation will be a Christian service, ...

A large swath of European art history may feel inaccessible to museum visitors because of its Catholic symbols. Perhaps the 2022 lull in museum attendance demonstrates that without blockbuster shows ...

(RNS) — 'Did they single out the Catholic Church, or is it simply that our symbols of religion are so visible that they make an easy target?' said Aaron M. Weldon, of the USCCB's Office of Religious ...

For centuries it has been assumed that William Shakespeare was a Protestant who fell in line with the religious beliefs of Elizabethan England. But Clare Asquith, an independent scholar, suggests that ...

What do the Blessed Virgin Mary and Mardi Gras have in common? Our Lady is a symbol of purity, but our cultural understanding of Mardi Gras so often portrays the festivities as the exact opposite of ...

Presidents begin their terms with great attention paid to what will be done on “Day One” or during the first 100 days. But the end of their terms also tells a story. The “interregnum” between the ...

As part of the coronation, the king’s head, hands, and breast will be anointed with chrism oil, which in the Catholic Church is most commonly associated with baptism and confirmation. The Imperial ...