The plan by the Archdiocese of Chicago to move the replica of Michelangelo’s Pieta, which depicts the body of Jesus on the lap of Mary after the crucifixion, to St. Paul’s Parish, 2127 W. 22nd ...

Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island is looking to honor more of those who died in the attacks or from related illnesses.

The statue, a marble replica of Michelangelo’s Pieta — which depicts the body of Jesus on the lap of his mother, Mary, after the crucifixion — will go from St. Adalbert Church, 1650 W. 17th ...

A plaque for the replica sculpture of Michelangelo’s Pietà at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Costa Mesa includes a QR code where people can learn more about Arte Divine, the company ...

The statue — a marble replica of Michelangelo’s Pieta, depicting the body of Jesus on the lap of his mother, Mary, after the crucifixion — was taken from St. Adalbert Catholic Church, 1650 W ...

As Nagel has pointed out, Michelangelo deliberately gave the Nicodemus figure a unifying role in the sculpture: With one hand he holds the arm of Christ that embraces the repentant sinner Mary ...

Michelangelo’s depiction of Mary’s sorrow and pain at the death of her son has resonated through the centuries as the universal expression of a mother’s deep, suffering love for her child.

Michelangelo placed so much love and labour in this work that on it ... This representation of the Virgin Mary holding the body of her crucified son was commissioned in 1497 by a French cardinal, ...

The statue, depicting the Virgin Mary holding the corpse of Jesus Christ, is commissioned by French cardinal, Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas, for St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Michelangelo’s ...