Pope Francis left a lasting legacy, not least his appreciation for art. In his 2025 biography, “Hope,” Francis spoke of his admiration for the Baroque painter Caravaggio. He recalled that during his ...

I was changing after gym class when the teacher suddenly called me out into the hallway. He was a grim, flabby man with a dark goatee and bloodshot eyes. “Was it you?” he asked with contempt. “Was ...

he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him (Mt 9:9). Whenever I have the opportunity to visit Rome, I make a point of popping ...

Matthew’s earthly body is purported to lie in the crypt beneath the cathedral of Salerno, Italy. The statue of St. Matthew above the crypt altar beneath the cathedral of Salerno, Italy. (photo: ...

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(The Conversation) — The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s painting. (The Conversation) — Pope Francis left a lasting ...