This is Italian sculptor Angelo de Rossi’s depiction of the Apostle James, who led the Council at Jerusalem after Jesus’ Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascension. De Rossi lived from 1671-1715.
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna speaks during a briefing about the assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican Oct. 23, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) Author’s note: The 50th anniversary of ...
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the ...