arts & culture Arts & CultureFeatureNewsWorld News Will AI serve or replace Hollywood’s human writers on strike for better wages? Kimberly HeatheringtonMay 17, 20237 min read Among the 11,500 members’ demands to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, is that any forthcoming contract agreement should “regulate use of material produced using artificial intelligence or similar technologies.” Arts & CultureBooksFeatureLocal NewsNewsRadio Interview RADIO INTERVIEW: C.S. Lewis and the Chronicles of Narnia Catholic Review StaffMay 15, 20231 min read Joining Catholic Review Radio to talk about the significance of C.S. Lewis’ imaginative world and the spiritual benefit Lewis’ stories have on children and adults alike is Leonard DeLorenzo, editor of “Chronicles of Transformation: A Spiritual Journey with C.S. Lewis.” Arts & CultureFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News ‘Women’s Cry,’ a photo exhibit, opens in St. Peter’s Square Cindy WoodenMay 6, 20232 min read Nestled in the arms of Bernini’s colonnade around St. Peter’s Square, 26 photos of women and girls make up an art exhibit meant to open people’s eyes and hearts to the suffering and resilience of women. Arts & CultureMovie & Television Reviews Despite disability, young man directs film — in Lourdes, France Paulina GuzikMay 4, 20236 min read The young Polish student directed a documentary on other disabled people traveling to Lourdes for an annual May pilgrimage with the Order of Malta. Arts & CultureBooksFeatureLocal NewsNewsRadio Interview RADIO INTERVIEW: Resurrecting spiritual classics Catholic Review StaffMay 1, 20231 min read The Catholic Review talks with Father Robert Nixon about how he goes about translating spiritual classics and we take a closer look at one of his recently completed translations, a book by Thomas A Kempis called “Meditations on Death: Preparing for Eternity.” Arts & CultureFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Over the pope’s shoulder: An ‘explosion’ of spirituality in bronze Justin McLellanApril 30, 20236 min read Through five pontificates, popes have instructed the faithful at their weekly general audiences, condemned war, called for peace and even celebrated birthdays in the Vatican audience hall under the gaze of a giant bronze sculpture of Jesus. Arts & CultureFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Vatican revives centuries’ old school for young artisans Carol GlatzApril 24, 20234 min read The school offers three specialized programs: woodworking; masonry and decorative and ornamental plastering; and stonework and carving. Arts & CultureFeatureNewsRacial JusticeWorld News Two potential Black Catholic saints inspire audiences through theatrical productions Kimberly HeatheringtonApril 22, 20236 min read Father Augustus Tolton (1854-1897) and Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman (1937-1990) both endured and triumphed against the sin of racism in their own eras and in the Catholic Church, offering future generations of every race a timeless legacy of what it means to live in the freedom of following Jesus Christ. Arts & CultureFeatureNewsWorld News Late young Catholic artist’s evangelizing mission seen in newly dedicated college chapel overlooking Shenandoah Valley Kimberly HeatheringtonApril 18, 20236 min read Christ the King Chapel is a living testament to the sublime aesthetics of traditional ecclesial art — 114 stained-glass windows and a dozen pealing bells, intricate stone and woodwork, sophisticated masonry and painting and a gloriously thunderous 2,850 pipe organ. Arts & CultureFeatureNewsWorld News Notre Dame cathedral was on fire four years ago; here is what’s happening now Paulina GuzikApril 17, 20234 min read Notre Dame Cathedral will get its spire back by the end of 2023, more than four years after it was devastated by a fire. Previous 1 … 5 6 7 … 15 Next