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National
By Ann Carey
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Pro-life champion Helen Alvare was honored as the winner of the 2012 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal. Inaugurated in 2011, the medal is given annually by the University of Notre Dame Fund to Protect Human Life to an individual who “steadfastly” affirms and defends the sanctity of human life. “From the […]
Global
By David Agren Catholic News Service
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The celebrating started late March 18. Outside the Metropolitan Cathedral, in the expansive Plaza de Mayo, rock bands played. Vendors in the area peddled pictures and posters of Pope Francis, as well as pope-themed cushions, calendars and key rings. Seminarians and youth groups began praying for the new pope. Trucks came […]
Local
By Sara Angle Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Catholics who abstain from meat on Fridays are not only taking part in a spiritual exercise but they also are taking steps to improve their health and the environment, according to nutritional and sustainability experts. Catholics worldwide are familiar with abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent, but since the fall of […]
Arts
By Nora Hamerman
The stained-glass windows of the Chartres cathedral near Paris, the golden mosaics adorning the domes of the basilica of St. Mark in Venice, the frescoed majesty of the Sistine Chapel in Rome and the austere Gothic structure of St. Mary Church in Lubeck in the far north of Germany, with its double organs dating to […]
Local
By Marylynn G. Hewitt Catholic News Service
DETROIT (CNS) – Every year dioceses across the country honor couples who have been married 25 or 50 years or more with special Masses. And inevitably, reporters from diocesan newspapers often ask these couples to share the secrets of what makes a marriage work. At the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception […]
Movies
The titular hero (Tyler Perry) of the best-selling crime novels by James Patterson anchors an action-packed thriller, directed by Rob Cohen. Together with his partners – a tough Irish cop (Edward Burns) and a rookie (Rachel Nichols) eager to stand toe to toe with the big guys – Tyler’s character, a detective and forensic psychologist, […]
Movies
This interactive film featuring full-bodied puppets that prompt children to dance and sing is the vision of producer Kenn Viselman, creator of the “Teletubbies” TV series; it’s directed by Matthew Diamond. Three friends (voices of Stephanie Renz, Misty Miller and Malerie Grady) plan a surprise birthday party. But the presents – five magical balloons – […]
Movies
By John Mulderig
NEW YORK – Based on real events and aimed at intelligent, mature audiences, “People Like Us” (Disney) can, refreshingly, be read as emphasizing the first word in its title. Thus, as directed and co-written by Alex Kurtzman (in collaboration with Roberto Orci and Jody Lambert), this low-key blend of comedy and drama features no explosions, […]
Movies
Four couples – Taraji P. Henson and Michael Ealy, Romany Malco and Meagan Good, Terrence J and Regina Hall, Jerry Ferrara and Gabrielle Union – learn lessons about maturity and mutual respect in this sprawling romantic comedy based on comic Steve Harvey’s relationship-advice book “Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man.” Director Tim Story […]
National
By Patricia Zapor
BALTIMORE – A new ordinariate – functionally similar to a diocese – will be created Jan. 1 to bring Anglicans into the U.S. Catholic Church, announced Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl during the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Cardinal Wuerl also said 67 Anglican priests have submitted their dossiers seeking ordination […]
