Just like Caspar David Friedrich and the Romanticists, we live in anxious times and hunger for a touch of the sublime. Sad, beautiful, thwarted, sublime: In quiet evening tones, “Caspar David ...

In 1924, the critic Gustave Geffroy recalled watching Claude Monet at work in London in 1900. Positioned by the Thames in early morning darkness, Monet peered through the fog, waiting for the ...

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 ...

It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic Church. Before discussing these rites it is important to note that different sources disagree on exactly ...

The wooden church of Urnes (the stavkirke) stands in the natural setting of Sogn og Fjordane. It was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and is an outstanding example of traditional Scandinavian ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is set to break years of fiscal stringency to counter the erosion of the transatlantic alliance.

In 1789, Catholicism was the official religion of France – five years later worship was suppressed. The French Revolution posed problems for religion, but religion also posed plenty of problems for ...

Mar 22, 0325 The Council of Nicea: Ruling on Easter Day in 325 A.D.