Advent is a season when we’re expected to realize “it’s time” to put things in order and for restoration. Sister Leonia Nastał (1903-1940) was a Polish nun of the Little Servant Sisters of the ...

Within church circles, restorationism, a movement to "renew the renewal" of Vatican II by bringing traditionalist approaches to liturgy and governance of parish life, is often denied and frequently ...

This piece is republished with permission from Perils of Populism, the 57th edition of Griffith Review. Articles are a little longer than most published on The Conversation, presenting an in-depth ...

In a recently published interview with the heads of Jesuit cultural magazines, Pope Francis described the current problem of the Church as “precisely the non-acceptance of [the Second Vatican] Council ...

These days, art restoration is a highly scientific affair with advanced non-invasive techniques available to bring a work back to its former glory. But that high-tech process was not in the cards for ...

For US restorationist Lauren McClain, the process is like putting together a giant 3D puzzle. McClain's job begins at her home workshop near Houston, Texas, where she carefully clears away dirt stuck ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marion County's Todd W. Goings, known around the country as America's "carousel doctor," has been named a 2024 National Heritage Fellow — the highest national recognition for folk ...

Before a T. rex can tower over museum visitors or a Triceratops can show off its huge horns, dinosaur fossils must first be painstakingly reconstructed -- cleaned, fit together and even painted.