The Secret to Visiting Rome Like a Pilgrim
Elizabeth Lev — an American art historian who has spent decades guiding visitors through the Vatican Museums and the churches of Rome — has made it her life’s work to help people see beyond the surface of one of the most visited places in the world.
In this conversation, she reflects on what most v…
The History of Papal Mosaics
Pope Leo’s official papal mosaic is complete and will soon be installed at St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica in Rome, where the mosaics of every other pontiff are displayed. Art historian and expert Liz Lev joins us to talk about the history and symbolism behind these mosaics.
Further Reading
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Good News Cruise 2026: Dr. Elizabeth Lev
Dr. Elizabeth Lev is an American-born art historian with the good fortune to live and work in Rome. After finishing her studies at the University of Chicago in 1989, Elizabeth moved to Northern Italy to do her graduate work at the University of Bologna. Shortly after her decision to reside in Rome…
The Moon, the Crucifixion, and the Feast
By Joseph R. Wood
The new month brings a trifecta on my ecclesiastical calendar: a full moon, First Friday, and the feast of St. Joseph the Worker.
My calendar's tracking of astronomical events is a holdover from long ago, when the Church had its own astrology. It accepted the possibility of the in…
Ep. 375 Elizabeth Lev Explores La Sagrada Familia & Emily Stimpson Chapman on Story of All Stories!
After Pope Leo's historic trip to Spain, art historian Elizabeth Lev joins to discuss the towering La Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona, and Antoni Gaudi, the venerable architect who worked indefatigably on the project. Lev also discusses the impact St. Peter's Basilica had on her own faith lif…
Elizabeth Lev
Art expert and historian Elizabeth Lev discusses the beauty of La Sagrada Familia after Pope Leo's historic trip to Spain
Driving Home the Faith 2026.07.27
Today, art historian Elizabeth Lev tells us about architect (and possible saint) Antoni Gaudi, whose massive Cathedral of the Holy Family is finally complete; writer Claudia McAdam on a miraculous snowfall celebrated at once of the greatest churches named for Mary on August 5th, and much more!
Liz…
Ep. 03 - Windows Into the Sacred: Elizabeth Lev on Vatican Art, Contested Popes & Her Own Road
Art isn't merely decoration, it is communication. For centuries, the Catholic Church and other patrons invested fortunes in artists like Michelangelo, Raphael, and Caravaggio because art has been such a powerful language across centuries, and it is still the case today.
I sit down with Elizabeth L…
Aqueducts, Art and AI — What Rome Still Has to Teach Us
Today we are going to explore something different.
When we think of an advanced society, we usually think of technology. But technological sophistication is not always the same as civilizational sophistication.
Rome's genius was not simply invention. It was how it used roads, engineering, archite…
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