The Congolese artist has left us a form of art that transcends political and aesthetic categories.

“In making these paintings,“ wrote Wood, “I had in mind something which I hope to convey to a fairly wide audience in America—the picture of a country rich in the arts of peace; a homely, lovable nation, infinitely worthy of any sacrifice necessary to its preservation.”

Last November at Christie’s, the divine became the dollar.

"The center of my theology? Good Lord, that can't be anything else but God as mystery and Jesus Christ, the crucified and risen One, as the historical event in which this God turns irreversibly toward us in self-communication."

At the heart of Anne Frank’s life and witness is a hopeful faith in humanity.

Mourners from across the continent praised Helmut Kohl's vision for a united Europe

Refugees are survivors. As Americans, we share their values.

As the historic presidency of Barack Obama comes to an end, our country is reminded that the African-American story continues to be written today.

“A world without color would seem dead,” she said in a 1972 interview. “Color, for me, is life.”

“Everything I have done since,” the artist later said, “has been based on that eggbeater idea.”