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Wim Wenders: Pope Francis is ‘fearless and driven by an incredible courage’
German filmmaker Wim Wenders might never have imagined that he would be invited to make a film about a pope. But in the second year of Pope Francis’ pontificate, Wenders received a letter from the Vatican. Wenders is a cradle Catholic who…
Bishop Barron to Assumption graduates: ‘Satisfaction of the restless heart is in God…
WORCESTER, Mass. — Bishop Robert Barron told Assumption College graduates Sunday that humans can feel empty after experiencing all of the world’s pleasures but that true “satisfaction of the restless heart is in God alone.” Bishop Barron,…
Devoted to St. Peregrine, and not letting cancer slow him down
St. Peregrine Laziosi is an Italian saint of the Servite Order. He is best known for having a vision of Jesus touching his leg the night before it was amputated because of its cancerous infection. St. Peregrine found himself to have been…
Holy Father’s prayer intention for May
EVANGELIZATION: The Mission of the Laity: That the lay faithful may fulfill their specific mission, by responding with creativity to the challenges that face the world today.
Evangelizing by train in Germany
In an effort to reach out to local people, a German Catholic priest from the Diocese of Limburg has adopted the habit of taking a weekly train journey during which he makes himself available to chat to other passengers. Fr. Olaf Lindenberg …
Dominican priest creates icons, comics, graphic novels
Fr. Cristóbal Torres Iglesias, OP, a Cuban-American, is a Miami-based artist who creates iconography and other art. His work is featured in private collections and can be viewed at places such as the Dominican House of Studies in…
Pope Francis calls us to ‘rejoice and be glad’
Five years after his election, Pope Francis has decided to publish his third apostolic exhortation, titled Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad). As the subtitle explicitly states, its theme is "the call to holiness in today's world."…
The Fr. Rob Galea Story: Never Underestimate the Power of a Mother’s Prayer
For three years, Anne Galea’s son, Rob, 17, had been out of control. She felt helpless watching him spiral downward. Unbeknown to Rob, she would stand outside his bedroom door and pray as she listened to him sob. Praying was all she could…
Holy Father’s prayer intention for April
For Those Who Have Responsibility in Economic Matters: That economists may have the courage to reject any economy of exclusion and know how to open new paths.
Jim Caviezel returns to Scripture in his latest film
The film Paul, Apostle of Christ opens in theaters nationwide on March 23. Produced by Sony’s Affirm Films label, the movie is set in the time of Roman Emperor Nero’s persecution of Christians. The apostle Paul, played by James Faulkner,…
