Queen of Queens: The Pietà’s Epic Journey from Rome to America
The iconic sculpture’s journey from the Vatican to the 1964 World’s Fair in New York was a monumental feat of faith and logistics.
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The Great Michelangelo Was Fra Angelico’s Heir, But God’s First
We need only to gaze upon the Pietà, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica to see that he inherently understood the mission of salvation.
Lessons From 15 Visits to the Sistine Chapel
What iconic art and a ceiling at the Vatican can teach us about faith and life
The Moral Significance of Stretching
COMMENTARY: Humanity has a date with destiny but can meet it only by dint of our own heroic stretching.
What Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Teaches Us About God’s Creation, Woman and Man
The 16th-century Florentine artist Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling and the upper section of its walls.
How Michelangelo’s 3 Pietàs Speak to a Suffering World
Msgr. Verdon said that the Vatican Pietà is the only one of the three to remain in the place it was intended for — above an altar in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Vatican Rejects Ransom Demand for Stolen Michelangelo Letters
The letters were stolen in 1997 by a former employee of the Fabbrica, which oversees all aspects of the basilica, including internal and external maintenance.
