Pope Francis giving a boy his first communion at the Church of the Sacred Hearth in Rakovsky, Bulgaria, May 2019. EPA-EFE/Maurizio Brambatti March 3, 2020 Will Catholics and Protestants ever heal their rift over Communion? Thomas O'Loughlin, University of Nottingham This centuries-old argument over doctrine needs to change and we have a pope who wants that to happen.
Leonardo da Vinci’s Virgin of the Rocks. National Gallery London April 23, 2019 What Leonardo’s depiction of Virgin Mary and Jesus tells us about his religious beliefs Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, Georgetown University Leonardo da Vinci emphasized the naturalness of the relationship of Jesus and Mary in his art, while also inviting viewers into a religious message.
A still from Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ. Courtesy 20th Century Fox. February 28, 2019 What drives the appeal of ‘Passion of the Christ’ and other films on the life of Jesus S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate, Hamilton College When it was released 15 years ago, Mel Gibson’s ‘Passion of the Christ,’ was a box-office success. The theme of Jesus has been a successful one that many filmmakers around the globe have cashed in on.