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Vatican unveils ‘iconic statue’ after years of restoration work
The Vatican Museums this week unveiled one of its most celebrated acquisitions, the Apollo Belvedere, after years of intensive restoration work by Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums (PAVM) on the ancient marble statue. Source: CNA.
Pietà to get high-tech protection for Jubilee year
The Vatican is installing a set of nine, bullet-proof and shatter-proof glass panels in front of one of its most famous works of art, Michelangelo’s marble Pietà sculpture in St Peter’s Basilica. Source: CNS
Artwork removed from exhibition after Christian protests
The mayor of Liverpool Council ordered the removal of an artwork, one of the finalists in the Blake Prize for religious or spiritual art, because the Christian community had taken offence “at Jesus Christ being portrayed as a Looney Tunes character”. Source: SMH.
Lost Caravaggio artwork to be unveiled in Spain’s Prado museum
Spain’s Prado Museum will unveil a work by Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio that was considered lost for centuries. Source: ABC News.
Six new icons glow with the glory of God at Holy Spirit Seminary
Six new icons now light the way to the heart of the prayer life of Holy Spirit Provincial Seminary in Queensland. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Year of Prayer painting inspires ‘awe and wonder’
Brisbane Catholic Education is celebrating the Year of Prayer with a new painting of Jesus with God the Father and the Holy Spirit by artist John Maitland.
Great Women of Faith exhibition pops up in Melbourne
An exhibition showcasing women of faith has opened at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne, with 24 pop art portraits by Cologne-based artist Barbara Skorupa. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Icons to draw seminarians into deeper life of prayer
Six new icons will soon watch over the Blessed Sacrament inside Brisbane’s Holy Spirit Provincial Seminary’s oratory as part of a new installation. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Visitors get backstage pass to discoveries of the Vatican Museums
The Vatican Museums has launched an initiative to give visitors – online and in person – a “backstage” peek into the secrets, curiosities and insights discovered by their art restorers. Source: OSV News.