“The Seven Acts of Mercy”

A Caravaggio masterpiece on mercy calls to Pope Francis across the centuries

By David Gibson — March 30, 2016
(RNS) Derided as a "worshiper of the depraved," Caravaggio is now the "poet of hope" whose underappreciated masterpiece in Naples is an icon of this pontificate. But will the pope see it?
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