VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis has taken ... a mix of gothic, art nouveau and modern styles — to see its swirling spires and prismatic stained-glass windows, according to the basilica ...

Art, history ... Monstrances and walls are adorned with ornate stained glass windows, depicting important scenes in the Christian faith. Pope Francis attends a Mass in St Peter's Square in ...

As light from the stained-glass windows streamed in, a single candle burned at the altar, further illuminating a framed photo of Pope Francis. The doors to the massive cathedral on Woodward Avenue ...

Three hours after the Vatican announced that Pope ... of Francis beside the lectern. The liturgy with five white-robed celebrants and a mellifluous choir matched the stained-glass radiance of ...

Jessica Harvey used to worship in a church with stained glass and a soaring ceiling ... controversies in modern Catholicism. In 2021, Pope Francis restricted access to the old rite and required ...

A recent tour of downtown churches hosted by Laramie County Community College instructor Melanie Francis ... art and architecture of Western civilization through the Middle Ages. "Stained glass ...