Competitors work on an ice sculpture during the 36th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition at Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick snapped, but he avoided falling. The 88-year-old ...

A walled garden at a National Trust estate is home to a collection of metalwork sculptures. The artworks, inspired by the flora, fauna, and fungi of the Felbrigg Estate, have been created over the ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- St. Joseph is the perfect model of listening to the ... hope and love," the pope said Jan. 29 during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall. Also during the ...

Zhang noted that indoor ice-and-snow galleries in cities like Shenzhen in the south and Shanghai in the east are now able to showcase meticulously crafted ice sculptures, bringing the beauty of the ...

Pope Francis speaks to visitors in the Paul VI Audience Hall during his weekly general audience at the Vatican Jan. 29, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — St. Joseph is the perfect ...

29 (Xinhua) -- At Harbin Ice-Snow World, the world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, veteran ice sculptor Zhang Hongyan is putting his finishing touches on 12 zodiac sculptures, infusing them ...

Czerny, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, said Schmalz’s statue Angels Unawares, which was installed in St. Peter’s Square in 2019 to commemorate the World ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, said Cuba’s announcement “is a sign of great hope at the beginning of this Jubilee,” Vatican News reported Jan. 15, and he said, “It is significant ...