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Daniel Esparza

This trail in the Holy Land covers at least 3,000 years of biblical history (Video)

14.05.19
Stephen Beale

In the Middle Ages every Christian who could afford one had a Book of Hours

10.05.19
V. M. Traverso

A visit to the 500-year-old remains of St. Catherine of Bologna, expert on spiritual warfare

10.05.19
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See these treasures of Christian art at Madrid’s Thyssen Museum

09.05.19
Daniel Esparza

You can make your own “medieval” manuscript. Here’s a video guide.

08.05.19
Carissa Pluta

In images: Catholic college students trade a dorm for a 14th-century monastery

03.05.19
V. M. Traverso

Gloucester Cathedral, the location site of the Harry Potter movies

03.05.19
Jim Graves

The Blessing of the Fleet in Biloxi, a tradition started by Catholic immigrants to the Gulf Coast

01.05.19
V. M. Traverso

A traveler’s guide to the “other Notre Dames” of France

24.04.19
Carissa Pluta

These are the places in Poland that every Catholic should visit

20.04.19
Katherine Ruddy

In images: Holy Week around the world

19.04.19
Joynel Fernandes

Analyzing art: Rembrandt’s powerful ‘Christ before Pilate’

19.04.19
Lucien de Guise

The isle of Iona, birthplace of Christianity in Scotland

17.04.19
V. M. Traverso

The “grandest church in the Far East” is in the heart of Catholic China

14.04.19
Zelda Caldwell

Shrouded in purple: Images of Passiontide

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How old is Palm Sunday?

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V. M. Traverso

This spring plan a visit to the Vatican Gardens

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A guide to Holy Week in Rome

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The French theme park that recreates key moments of Catholic history

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