The West Coast premiere of Tod Machover's opera 'Schoenberg in Hollywood' is a bizarre look at uncompromising modernism and entertainment.

Listen to contemporary Louisiana composers alongside iconic works by Vivaldi and Bach, in a 200-year-old Louisiana opera ...

Opera is Gozo returns to the Maltese island as a beloved celebration of this powerful art form. It may come as a surprise ...

Beneath the emotions of loss and reverence, and with a new pope in place, Rome continues its spiritual, cultural and gastronomic transformation.

This church is one of the renowned Baroque Churches of the Philippines, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After hours on the road, we found ourselves in Vigan’s Mestizo district.

The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich says Pope Leo XIV will prioritize the environment and needs of immigrants, citing major themes throughout the pontiff’s homily during his inaugural Mass on Sunday. The ...

M. P. Kennedy on a performance by the early-music ensemble Kontrapunktus.

From southern Sicily to Puglia, Italy is full of villages and small towns where Baroque art has left a spectacular mark. Here ...

For more than 450 years, the Augustinian Order has played a foundational role in shaping the religious, cultural, and ...

Sylvia Poggioli has covered several papal conclaves and the Vatican for decades. For this week's reporter's notebook, she reflects on what it's like to cover one of the most secretive institutions in ...