The works transform traditional Virgin Mary figures into pop culture icons — think Super Mario, Hello Kitty, Frankenstein, and the pink Power Ranger. In some, Mary cradles a baby Elmo or Pikachu ...

What makes Mary an appealing figure today is what has made her popular for 2,000 years: For all her connections to divine power, she has a lot in common with people who often get overlooked.

This sculpture of Virgin Mary by artist Geri Keil and displayed at the Marcellus Free Library has drawn controversy. A sculpture that meshes religion and pop culture is at the root of a ...

THE VALIANT WOMAN: THE VIRGIN MARY IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN CULTURE By Elizabeth Hayes Alvarez Published by the University of North Carolina Press, 256 pages, $27.50 ...

(The Conversation) — Mary has acquired popularity among celebrities of late. A religion scholar writes about how for nearly 2,000 years, the mother of Jesus has been viewed as an exemplar by ...

The collage of photographs was part of an exhibition of Russian Pop Art. A museum spokeswoman said the group had threatened to "take their own measures" if the work stayed on show. Icon-caviar is a ...

The show will include over 120 artworks, and juxtapose 60 of Kent’s screenprints with pieces by Robert Indiana, Jim Dine, Jasper Johns, and more who worked in during the same years.

For many immigrants and their families in the United States, the Virgin of Guadalupe symbolizes a link to their country of origin and their devotion is strongly manifested on this side of the ...

Nov. 30, 2004 — -- When a partially eaten, 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich said to bear the image of the Virgin Mary sold for $28,000, you knew it had to be a sign of something, although ...

Two botched restoration attempts of a Spanish painting of the Virgin Mary have brought back memories of the 2012 debacle over a poorly restored fresco of Christ.

10 life lessons from a pop-art nun on facebook ... On entering the order of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) in Los Angeles, aged 18, ... a community celebration of the Virgin Mary. 2.