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This ivory plaque represents a full-length figure of Christ flanked by bust-length portraits of the twelve apostles, six in a vertical column on each side. With his large eyes fixed on the beholder and his mouth slightly open, Christ seems about to speak to the apostles, charging them with the missi
Once used as decorations for a reliquary shrine, each enamel plaque represents a biblical prophet: Isaiah, Obadiah, Elisha, and Hosea. Fine gold dots punctuate dark blue backgrounds. Typical of Hildesheim enamels, this detailing creates the illusion that the prophets sit against star-studded twiligh
The painted scenes on this plate depicting the Passion of Christ include the betrayal of Jesus by his disciple Judas (right); the arrest and condemnation by the Jews (left); the bearing of the cross (top); the Crucifixion (middle); and the resurrection (bottom). At least one of the scenes (the conde
Taken at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia. A crucifix hangs against a round, cross-shaped window of blue stained glass decorated with stars and waves. Below it, the tabernacle with its sanctuary lamp stands on a wooden pedestal beside the altar with its cruets.
Taken at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia. A painted statue of the Virgin Mary in a blue mantle stands on a cloud and crushes the serpent beneath her feet. She wears a crown of purple and blue flowers and is flanked by two gold lanterns holding candles, with sunflowers beside
Taken at the Church of the Ascension in Virginia Beach, Virginia. A bronze statue of Christ with outstretched arms rises above the church's walls at night, and the floodlights throw a dramatic shadow of his arms across the white wall behind him.
Taken at the Church of the Ascension in Virginia Beach, Virginia. A white statue of the Virgin Mary with open hands stands lit at dusk in the church's prayer garden, surrounded by fresh and silk flowers, with benches and a stone path around her.
26 public-domain photographs of Catholic Mass and sacraments in the U.S. military, from DVIDS, free to download.
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 3, 2022) Lt. Luke Dundon, from Chantilly, Va., leads Catholic Mass in the forecastle aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperab
U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 13, 2025) A U.S. Navy Chaplain conducts a Catholic Mass for Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)
Chaplain Capt. Sean Magnuson, a priest assigned to U.S. Forces-Iraq, conducts Catholic Mass with parishioners at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Feb. 6. Magnuson visited COS Marez to conduct Mass for the first time since deploying to U.S. Division-North in January. Magnuson, from the St. Paul-Minn
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio receives wine for communion at MacDill Chapel Jan. 19, 2019.
Bishop Imad Al Banna raises the host in preparation for Holy Communion during a Catholic Mass for servicemembers at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, Aug. 8, 2009. Banna, a Basra native, said he celebrated the Mass in gratitude for contributions made by U.S. soldiers for peace in his country.
Father John Heffernan distributes Holy Communion to a staff member during an Ash Wednesday Catholic Mass at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Feb. 18, 2026. Walter Reed provides comprehensive health care and advanced medical services to active-duty service members, veter
A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 receives Holy Communion from U.S. Navy Chaplain Lt. Edward H. Erwin during a visit to Patrol Base Garret in Marjah, Afghanistan, April 2, 2012. Erwin visited patrol bases in the 2/9 area of operations for Ea
Bishop Robert Coyle, the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services and Lt. Cmdr. Joselito Tiongson, deputy chaplain and Roman Catholic priest for Recruit Training Command, give Holy Communion to recruits at Recruit Training Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j. g. Adam Demeter/Rele
Team Osan members gather for Mass with Archbishop Timothy Broglio, Archbishop of the Military Services, in the chapel on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 28, 2015. The Archdiocese for the Military Services is responsible for more than 1.8 million men, women, and children world-wide, including
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, Archbishop for the Military Services USA, conducts a Good Friday service at Sustainer Theater on April 10. Several hundred service members and Joint Base Balad personnel attended the service.
The Archbishop of Military Services, Archbishop Timothy Broglio celebrates Holy Thursday Mass at Liberty Chapel on Forward Operating Base Diamondback in Mosul, Iraq.
Soldiers participate in Catholic Mass with Bishop Bill Muhm, Auxiliary bishop for the Arch Dioecies of Military Services Europe and Asia and Father Anthony Sabastian a priest with the Bucharest and Constanza Arch Dioecies during DEFENDER 23, Slobozia, Romania, May 29, 2023. A traditional Catholic Ma
Gaggini was a member of a large family of sculptors whose Palermo workshop supplied monumental religious sculptures for the cathedrals of Palermo and Messina in Sicily and Montelione in Calabria. After 1507 Antonello himself worked for 15 years to produce marble sculptures for Palermo Cathedral. Thi
This head exhibits many of the characteristics of the style associated with the workshop of Giovanni Pisano. These are particularly noteworthy in the sensitive carving of the haunting face and its strikingly drilled beard. The head compares favorably to the sculpture made while Giovanni was master o
Both the Virgin and the Christ child are lavishly attired. Their mantle hems are engraved to create the illusion of being fur-lined, and turquoise enamel beads create "pearl"-studded decorative bands on the Virgin’s wrist, knee, and crown and on Christ’s collar. The similarity of their garments emph
The Rev. Oscar Alarado, a Catholic priest, celebrates Easter Mass for U.S. and Salvadoran service members at Military District 6 in Sonsonate, El Salvador, March 31, 2013. U.S. Service members participated in Beyond the Horizon, a chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Southern Command
