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A painting of Jesus and his mother, Mary, in which Jesus is seen by many to be painted in the likeness of George Floyd in response to his agonizing death, was stolen from Catholic University of ...

(RNS) — A spokesperson confirmed the painting, which uses an artistic style known as a Pietà to depict a Black Virgin Mary cradling Jesus’ body after his Crucifixion, was stolen on Sunday. WASHINGTON ...

A painting of George Floyd depicted as Jesus Christ displayed at a Catholic university is "heretical, blasphemous idolatry," a student told Fox News. Blayne Clegg, a junior at the Catholic University ...

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Since its creation in 1499, Michelangelo’s Pietà has inspired emotion, faith, and imitation through its elegant depiction of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. Yet few know the secrets that are still ...

Whether it is the Stations of the Cross, a fine sculpture, a cru-cifix or a stained-glass window of a scene from the Bible or Church history, the purpose of all sacred art is the same: to draw us to ...

Florentine artist Michelangelo’s famed Pietà sculpture has for centuries drawn countless visitors, art lovers and Christian pilgrims to St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City, where the monolith ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A second painting of Jesus and his mother, Mary, in which Jesus is widely thought to be depicted as George Floyd, has been stolen from the walls of the Catholic University of ...

(RNS) — Officials at Catholic University of America promptly replaced the image with a smaller copy. (RNS) — A painting of Jesus and his mother, Mary, in which Jesus is seen by many to be painted in ...