Luce blends Catholic ... forms. Italy has historically been at the forefront of art and cultural influence, and Luce could represent a new kind of artistic diplomacy by the Church.

The anime-style character was a far cry from the traditional Roman Catholic style art the Fort ... dedicated to “Luce and Friends” at Italy’s Lucca Comics and Games convention in late ...

These holidays are marked on November 1 and November 2 by the Catholic Church, which invented it ... most popular Halloween celebrations in Italy is held in Borgo a Mozzano, a picturesque town in the ...

As a Catholic, Vance said, the criticism left him “heartbroken.” Then he hit out at the church for its role in garnering hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts to serve immigrants over ...

Tuscany on Tuesday approved a law regulating medically assisted suicide, the first region to approve a right-to-die legislation in Roman Catholic Italy after the constitutional court effectively ...

The Catholic Church worldwide is still trying to manage a tide of revelations about paedophile priests going back decades. But campaigners say Italy, where the Vatican still holds considerable ...

An Italian support group for victims of clerical sex abuse launched a network Friday to help affected families, whom it said ...

Luce carries symbols that have been associated with pilgrimage in Europe since the 12th century, particularly with the shrine of St. James in northwestern Spain.

The Catholic Church worldwide is still trying to manage a tide of revelations about paedophile priests going back decades. But campaigners say Italy, where the Vatican still holds considerable ...