La profesora Darlene Selland brinda la alegría de Cristo a sus alumnos de los colegios de Assumption y St. Bridget

Teacher Darlene Selland brings the joy of Christ to her Assumption-St. Bridget students

WASHINGTON – The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is marking the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci with a painting by the artist that will draw crowds but also pay solemn tribute to the larger-than-life Italian Renaissance painter, architect and inventor.

VATICAN CITY – As people in Paris and around the world watched in horror as flames consumed the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral, the blaze also stirred genuine emotions that could come only from witnessing the loss of beauty, art historian Elizabeth Lev said.

VATICAN CITY – Growing up next door to Daytona Beach in Florida, Rich Varano spent a lot of time making things out of sand with his dad. He never imagined it could turn into his full-time gig — but 30 years later, he cannot imagine doing anything else.

OLYMPIA – When her daughter was preparing for first Communion at St. Michael Parish, Carrie Cortes-Monroy wanted to make a deeper commitment to her faith. So she signed up for a parish group studying Sofia Cavalletti’s book Ways to Nurture the Relationship with God, never guessing the impact that book would have.

VATICAN CITY - What do the Sistine Chapel, a used car with 186,000 miles on the odometer and a statue of Our Lady of Lujan made out of metal from an abandoned factory have in common?

Mary Larson uses her nursing and artistic skills to showcase those touched by homelessness