Thrissur: Stigmata, An exhibition of paintings by Fr. Joby Maryson Capuchin and an exhibition of pen sketches by Fr. R.V. Capuchin was held at Kerala Lalithakala Acadami in Thrissur from 30 April to 5 May 2018. Fr Joby Marson Capuchin, an ardent admirer of mural paintings, show-cased about 12 setsContinue Reading
Ever since, Aamir Khan’s 2016 smash hit Dangal has beaten all box office records to become the highest grossing Hindi film worldwide, crossing the Rs 2,000 crore (20000 million) mark, a limit even Bahubali 2: The Conclusion had failed to surpass, the film has continued to be in news for itsContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Utsavam 2018, conceived as an attempt to rejuvenate the traditional folk art forms of Kerala, will be organized by the Kerala Tourism Department from January 6 to 12, 2018, across all 14 districts of Kerala, said Kadakampally Surendran, Minister for Tourism, Cooperation and Devaswom, today. The festival, organised inContinue Reading
A Saudi Arabian royal with links to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been revealed as the mystery buyer of a Leonardo da Vinci painting, the most expensive artwork in history. Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud paid $450m for Leonardo’s Salvator Mundi at an auction in NewContinue Reading
Pope Francis’s screen debut in a narrative feature film gets its first official showing on September 20 night at the Vatican, before the film’s Christmas release. Starring as himself, the head of the Catholic church has a cameo role in Beyond the Sun, an evangelical story about children searching for God. HeContinue Reading
Pennsylvania ,USA: In an effort to draw the ‘selfie generation’ to Marian spirituality, the Pauline Fathers of Doylestown, Pennsylvania collected photos from dozens of countries around the world for a mosaic of Our Lady of Czestochowa. “In history of Our Lady of Czestochowa, it was a tradition to offer toContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram:The papal bull, in neat, cursive Latin print, is dated June 11, 1932. The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church had entered into communion with Rome two years before, but it was on this day that Pope Pius XI established the Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram and the Diocese of Thiruvalla. Christo Pastorum Principi –Continue Reading
Rome: Ancient frescoes depicting the early Christians and some scenes from the Bible were uncovered in Rome’s oldest catacomb located near the Appian Way. The frescoes, estimated to be 1,600 years old, revealed a “fusion” of pagan symbols and images related to the Christian faith, indicating recent conversion from paganismContinue Reading
Come International Museum Day on May 18, one can virtually explore the galleries of Kolkata’s Victoria Memorial Hall (VMH) at the click of a button, courtesy the Google Arts and Culture project, an official said. The project, which spans diverse locations such as the Paris Opera, Smithsonian National Museum ofContinue Reading
Ambi Pictures has wrapped production in Argentina on “Beyond the Sun,” with Pope Francis appearing as himself, and will launch international sales at the Cannes Film Festival. Ambi announced the project last year, touting it as the first time that a pope has ever appeared in a feature film. Written andContinue Reading