including pieces by Bellini and Veronese. The Guggenheim Collection features art from 20th-century masters like Picasso and Pollock. No neighborhood in Italy can be complete without a church.

Rather, there are different ways of understanding the faith, different emphases and different visions of what the project of the church might be. Members often divide leaders into categories such ...

This church was "discovered" by Portuguese missionaries in the 16th century. After attempts to "latinize" the rite, many broke away to form their own rite under the control of the Syrian Patriarch.

The COVID pandemic lockdowns may have prevented Catholics worldwide from praying together in person, but they did not stop the Church’s prayer, as many faithful gathered online daily or nightly ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

The traditional varieties are rondinella, molinara, corvina veronese and raboso for the reds, garganega, prosecco, verduzzo and trebbiano for the whites. Valpolicella is one of the most famous reds.

As construction crews churned up dirt to renovate a Vienna soccer field last October, they happened upon an unprecedented find: A heap of intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the ...

Several centuries ago, if you wanted to cross the Grand Canal, the Rialto Bridge was the only way. There are now four major bridges that cross the canal, but Rialto is by far the most famous. The ...

The Musei Archeologici Nazionali di Venezia e della Laguna will unveil A Cabinet of Wonders: A Celebration of Art in Nature, an unprecedented exhibition showcasing the George Loudon Collection (United ...

There was more to Giacomo Casanova than met the roving eye. Born in Venice 300 years ago today, he is known almost exclusively for his reputation as a philanderer who slept with some 150 women ...

Veronese’s “Respect” has been raised to ... Like many visitors once ambivalent about its pastiche church architecture — too bland? too postmodern? — I missed it when it closed, and ...

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