Madeleine Riffaud, an emblematic figure of the French Resistance, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, at the age of 100, ...

Despite making the first nude self-portrait done by a woman, this is the first major U.S. museum retrospective of Paula Modersohn-Becker.

Angelina Jolie can relate to Maria Callas on a personal level. The Oscar-winning actress — who portrays the late opera singer in the forthcoming film “Maria” — admitted the two share a ...

Fall naturally draws us to reflection. What better way to do that than through the lens of our faith? And the Catholic poet Rainer Maria Rilke can help. Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem, “Autumn,” really ...

Galileo Galilei, astronomer "If we surrendered to earth's intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees." —Rainer Maria Rilke, poet, in Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God "The butterfly ...