For over 600 years carpets from Turkey and Iran have been used in Catholic ceremony and religious paintings by artists, ...

The use of Persian carpets in papal funeral proceedings may seem like a surprising choice—that is, to those unaware of the long history of carpets from the Islamic world in Christian contexts.

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Pope Francis’ image seemed to be everywhere Friday as the world mourned his death in Rome at the age of 88. Artists created ...

His funeral is being held on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square. Francis will then be buried, according to his will: in a simple ...

“Among the great painters, I admire Caravaggio; his paintings speak to me,” Francis said, per the Times. The paper also noted ...

St. John died in a building behind the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral on Capitol Hill. The room where he died is a ...

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The Vatican has released the order of service ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday in St Peter's Square. The ...