Arts and Culture

A new statue depicting Blessed Carlo Acutis is a message that conveys to the world that the Catholic Church is not an old institution but a young and vibrant Church with a relevant message for today's culture, said the statue's sculptor.

Rather than beginning with St. Maximilian Kolbe's early life or missionary work, the new film Triumph of the Heart opens at the moment many accounts conclude: his entry into the starvation cell.

Based on a bevy of metrics — box office, online streaming performance and audience surveys — 2025 has thus far been a banner year for Christian film and television content.

A recital featuring the talents of Catholic musicians from around the world is expected to be a highlight of Jubilee Marian Week in the Diocese of Calgary.

A quarter century has passed since Catholic author Robert Royal presented his book The Catholic Martyrs of the Twentieth Century: A Comprehensive Global History to Pope John Paul II during the Jubilee Year 2000.

Just in time for the lazy summer reading season, British Catholic author Simon P. Caldwell has released a second novel that combines the genres of modern thriller with, what one might call, sacramental or Catholic realism.

Canadian Catholic sculptor Timothy Schmalz is promoting timeless Gospel values with a new interactive urban pilgrimage in Rome.

If the best metric for judging a comedy show is the amount of laughter, then Stand Up for Jesus was an undeniable success. It also might hold a key to understanding what constitutes Catholic comedy.

While it only took him two weeks to publish a book on Pope Leo XIV, Dr. Matthew Bunson humourously refuted the notion that he had biographical sketches of all 133 cardinal electors all set and ready to go by the time the senior clerical leaders entered the Sistine Chapel on May 7.

Longtime Catholic conductor and countertenor Peter Mahon experienced a crescendo of joyous surprise on May 3 while leading the Tallis Choir of Toronto through a performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “All-Night Vigil” at St. Patrick’s Church.