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2004 - 2005 - 2006

2007-11-29
Homage to St. Cecilia; Borghese Batting 1000
Patron of Music Honored With Mass in Latin

2007-11-15
More on Hogwarts; St. Thérèse Visits Rome
Dumbledore's Homosexuality Has No Textual Basis

2007-11-02
Benedict XVI's Pep Talk; A Potter Betrayal
Tribute to Martyrs, Red and White

2007-10-18
Tornielli's Pius Passion; Quinn's Family Offensive
Catholics Journalists Rallying the Faithful

2007-09-27
Liturgical Dispute; St. Peter's Online
Letter on 1962 Missal Causes Skirmish

2007-09-13
The Church's Eldest Daughter; "Pius the Last"
Abolishing All Things Romanesque in France

2007-08-30
Mother Teresa Persevered Through Doubt
A Light in the 21st Century's "Dark Night"

2007-08-16
A Da Vinci Inanity; Catholic Fashion No-No's
Apologia Pro the Disciplines of Liberal Arts

2007-07-19
Post-Trent Churches; Vatican Bookworms
Structures Reflect the Tridentine Liturgy

2007-07-05
Grim Beginnings; Rome's Duality
Italians Mark Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul

2007-06-21
Purgatory in Limbo; 17th-Century Inspiration
And More Confusion Regarding the Hereafter

2007-06-07
A Forgotten Saint; Unearthing San Clemente's
Remembering St. Petronilla's Legacy

2007-05-24
The Devotional Dürer; a Marian Month Treat
Spiritual Portrait of an Artist

2007-05-03
Purifying Reason; Kissinger on Nation-States
Social Sciences Academy Gathers Superstars

2007-04-26
A Curator's Faith; Bernini's Passion
Vatican Museum Officer Says Art His Vocation

2007-04-07
Trash People; Art's Voluptuous Beauties
A Modern Social Commentary Falls Short

2007-03-22
The Church's Father Figure; a Shot of Freedom
Italy Celebrates Feast of St. Joseph

2007-03-08
A Saintly Chef; Constantine's Conversion
Cardinal Baronio's Canonization Cause Revived

2007-02-22
Relic Fascination; Art Explaining Faith
St. Pio of Pietrelcina Still Draws a Crowd

2007-02-08
Basilica Built on Martyrdom; a Caravaggio Rival
The Return of Santo Stefano Rotundo

2007-01-25
New Rules for Vatican Museums; a Turkish Display
Officials Working to Ease Long Waits

2006-12-21
Feminism's Future; Her Majesty's Cavaraggio
A Conference on Where Women Are Going

2006-12-14
Paul's Tomb, Unearthed; Cardinal Art
A Key Find Lays Doubts to Rest

2006-11-30
A Pastor's Heart Takes Benedict XVI to Turkey
Pilgrimage to a "Second Rome"

2006-11-16
Museums' Pro-Choice Patron; Pilgrims' Progress
Art Benefactor's Other Love: Planned Parenthood

2006-11-02
St. Peter's, Warts and All
Basilica Reflects the Highs and Lows of the Church

2006-10-19
Stars of Sanctity; Tale of Two Meetings
A Week of Contrasts

2006-10-05
St. Francis, Minus the Myths; Rosary Power
Assisi's Famous Son Was No Dr. Doolittle

2006-09-21
Not the Rome of Old: Muslim Threats Rattle a City
Plus: Oriana Fallaci, RIP

2006-08-31
Picasso in the Vatican? A Possible Short List
Caravaggio Sheds Light on a Martyr's Death

2006-08-17
Madonna's Roman Outrage; an Unfit Facade
A Singer Crosses the Line, and a City Shrugs

2006-07-20
Filling the Pews; a Father of Good Death
Italian Churches Anything but Empty

2006-07-06
Fountains Still Pride of Rome; Baroque's
Fathers Fresh Waters Reflect Papal Generosity

2006-06-22
The Art of Noble Spirituality; Asian Appetizers
2 Princely Collections Show Their Stuff

2006-06-08
Peeping Into a Monk's World; Pilgrim's Progress
An Unusual Film Captures the Carthusians

2006-05-25
Raphael Redux; a Hide-and-Seek Church
An Exhibit Gives a Master His Due

2006-05-11
An Artful Pope; Knights of Honor
Alexander VI's Redeeming Legacy

2006-04-27
Julius II's Big Gamble; a Gift Museum
The New St. Peter's Marks 500 Years

2006-04-06
Remembering Karol; Swiss Guard Art
John Paul II Gone But Hardly Forgotten

2006-03-23
Artifacts of Conversion, Martyrdom and Devotion
2 New Exhibits Speak to the Heart and Soul

2006-03-09
A Tradition Rises From the Ashes; Da Vinci Decoder
Benedict XVI Revives a Lenten Practice

2006-02-23
Feast Fit for a Seminary; the Vatican Opens Up
Madonna della Fiducia and a Special Observance

2006-02-09
Benedict XVI's Love of Dante; Why Fish on Fridays?
"The Divine Comedy" Resonates

2006-01-26
When Mozart Stunned Rome; God at the Pub
Wolfgang's Memory Caught a Pope's Attention

2006-01-12
Trojan Treasure; Street Crèche; Swiss Guard Myths
500th Anniversary Looms Over Laocoon

2005-12-15
Making Music at St. Mary Major; the Becket Battle
A Basilica's Reminder of What Christmas Is Really About

2005-12-01
A More-Than-Academic Visit; Brains and Beauty
Benedict XVI Unveils a Bust of John Paul II

2005-11-17
Age of Christina; Rome's 18th Hole
Festival Recalls Sweden's Queen Convert

2005-11-03
John Paul II's Last Lesson; Cryptic Warning
A Pope and the Art of Dying Well

2005-10-20
Behind Bernini's "St. Teresa"; Madonna for Moms-to-Be
What the "Ecstasy" Was All About

2005-10-06
Eucharistic Churches; Centesimus Annus 101
When Architecture Flaunted the Blessed Sacrament

2005-09-22
A Hushed St. Peter's; Theology of the Pietà
New Rules Mean a Quieter Basilica By Elizabeth Lev

2005-09-08
Italy's Shifting Schoolscape; What's Great About Gregory
Where 8th-Graders Face a Tough Decision

2005-08-25
Mosaics: a Labor of Love; Louis' Legacy
Vatican Studio Adds New Twists to an Ancient Art

2005-07-21
"River Mary" Makes a Splash; an Artful Convent
Trastevere Loves Its Marian Tradition

2005-07-07
Benedictines Come Home; Behind the "Kidnapper Pope" Legend
An Ancient Order Returns to Norcia

2005-06-23
St. Peter's Face-lift; Genzano Abloom
Polishing a Crown Jewel of the Basilica

2005-06-09
A Novel Side of Michael Novak; St. Nicola's Many Faces
U.S. Theologian's Secret Ambition

2005-06-02
Italy's Embryo War; a Pizzeria Apart
Both Sides Brace for a Life-and-Death Referendum

2005-05-26
Rekindling Forty Hours; the Why of an Academy
A Basilica Wows Rome With Eucharistic Adoration

2005-05-19
Papal Processions Less Regal in 2005
Pantheon Pentecost; Luminous Art

2005-05-05
May 1, a Study in Contrasts; the Cross, Then and Now
Pope's Appearance Underscores a Day's Christian Meaning

2005-04-21
When the Bells Rang, Rome Ran
"Habemus Papam!" Electrified the City

2005-04-07
A City Shows Its Sorrow, and Its Love
A Pope Gone, Silence Descends

2005-03-17
Feasting on Relics; What Makes a Bioethicist
The Veronica and the True Cross Make Annual Appearance

2005-03-03
Wowing the World-weary; a Celebrated Chair
A Pope Appears -- and Jaws Drop

2005-02-17
An Immaculate Exhibit; Cyril and Methodius' Day
Vatican Showing Images Inspired by Mary's Conception

2005-01-20
Where There's Smoke, There's Ire; the Rite Stuff
Italy Grapples With a New Ban

2005-01-06
A Bewitching Tradition; Macho Monks
Where La Befana Bumps Santa Aside


2004-12-16
Rome Gets Rael; Blessing of the Bambinelli
An Unlikely Convention Gathers

2004-12-02
Picture This: 70 Popes, Together; Europe's Mother
Exhibit Runs the Gamut of Pontiffs and Personalities

2004-11-18
Artistic Revisionism; Augustine Finally Arrives
Exhibit Hints at a Split Between Beauty and the Sacred

2004-11-04
Rome's Day for the Dead; "Nostra Aetate" Turns 40
How the Eternal City Recalls Its Departed Loved Ones

2004-10-21
Fresco Stirs a Fracas; Mother Teresa, on Display
13th-Century Artwork Prompts Query: Where Did Renaissance Begin


2004-10-07
Films for the Culture of Death; Petitions Against Embryos
Grim Agendas Wrapped in Likable Characters

2004-02-12

Lateran Museums; Debunking "The Da Vinci Code"
1929 Pacts Opened the Way to a Favorite Tourist Destination