The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist

Many artists have depicted the beheading of the Baptist in the grim prison of Herod's palace (cf. Mk 6:14-29). Among them was Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, who in 1608 painted his largest canvas (361 × 520 cm), The...

Prayer to Mary, Queen of Heaven by Pope Pius XII

  “We have decided to institute the liturgical feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen. This will afford a climax, as it were, to the manifold demonstrations of Our devotion to Mary, which the Christian people have supported with...