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Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca
VATICAN CITY – Vatican officials released a pair of unusual statements Feb. 23 condemning some press coverage of the papal transition. A communique from the Secretariat of State called “deplorable” the “widespread distribution of often unverified, unverifiable or completely false news stories” intended to exert “pressures on the election of the pope.” Earlier in the […]
Local
A hot-air balloon floats down to a field next to Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Winchester last month. Fr. Michael J. Dobbins, parochial vicar, was returning from dinner with a parish family when he witnessed the unusual sight. He quickly grabbed his camera from the rectory in order to capture the colorful guest.
Local
By Sara Angle Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Today’s youths can’t be expected to solve the problem of childhood obesity all by themselves. When shocking studies came out in the early 2000s about childhood obesity rates, people began looking for someone to blame. Fingers were pointed at parents, schools, food companies and even the government. The reality of the epidemic is […]
Arts
By Reviewed Allan F. Wright
Henry Libersat, a deacon for the Diocese of Orlando, Fla., offers a timely book on practical ways to speak about Jesus and the church in Catholic and Confident: Simple Steps to Share Your Faith. The beauty of Deacon Libersat’s book lies in its practicality. Catholics are often intimidated by the word evangelization, viewing it as […]
Arts
By David Dicerto Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – Can it be? Has Broadway found religion? According to one recent article, a bumper crop of faith-themed shows, like “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Godspell,” “Book of Mormon” and “Sister Act,” has transformed Broadway into a “highway to heaven.” So why the great awakening on the Great White Way? “I think there is a […]
Local
By Liz O’connor Catholic News Service
LEVITTOWN, Pa. (CNS) – As newly married couples get ready to spend their lives together they soon realize they are not just gaining a spouse but a whole new set of family members. Marriage experts urge couples to get to know the family they are marrying into for clues about their spouse, a sense of […]
Movies
Director Frank Coraci extols the Christian virtue of self-sacrifice through the unlikely yet inspiring tale of an ordinary man who goes to extraordinary lengths to help others. When the penny-pinching principal (Greg Germann) of a failing public high school threatens to eliminate its popular music program – and axe the beloved teacher (Henry Winkler) who […]
Movies
In this fable that draws on both Christian and wiccan imagery, an infertile couple (Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton) bury their written hopes for the perfect child in a cardboard box in their backyard. The next morning, a partially vine-covered boy (CJ Adams) precisely matching their description appears, and proceeds to change their lives in […]
Movies
Change is in the air in 1950s Catholic Ireland, and a discontented parish priest (Martin Sheen) struggles to keep his flock – and himself – from spiritual exhaustion in director Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s adaptation of Michael Doorley’s memoir. Ordered by his bishop (Tom Hickey) to build a new church, the pastor lights on a novel scheme […]
Movies
This endearing wildlife documentary, set in the Ivory Coast’s lush Tai Forest, follows the fortunes of a young chimp named Oscar as he, his devoted mother and the entire extended clan with whom they live become caught up in a turf war with a rival band of simians. Though co-directors Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield’s […]
