Movie Review: ‘Padre Pio’ June 1, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews The film is less a profile of the titular saint, Padre Pio, played passionately by Shia LaBeouf, than a portrait of San Giovanni Rotondo, the Apulian town of his Capuchin monastery, in the period immediately after World War I.
Meet the new priests to be ordained in 2023 June 1, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: New Priests 2023 Profiles of the new priests will be added to the Catholic Review site daily on this page from June 15 to June 22.
Archbishop: Months leading to synod are times for faithful to live response to divine grace ‘more intensely’ June 1, 2023By Richard Szczepanowski OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Synodality, World News The months leading up to the October world Synod of Bishops in Rome offer an opportunity for the faithful “to live more intensely our response to divine grace,” the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said May 31.
Numbers of Irish Catholics are falling rapidly; only half of Dublin residents say they’re Catholic June 1, 2023By Michael Kelly OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Once a Catholic giant, Ireland is becoming less religious, census data shows. Just over half of the residents of the Irish capital, Dublin, now self-identify as Catholic, according to data released May 30 by the country’s Central Statistics Office.
In June, let your garden honor the hearts of Jesus and Mary June 1, 2023By Margaret Rose Realy OSV News Filed Under: Commentary There are many beautiful ways to commemorate the Sacred Heart of Jesus in a garden.
Nationals pitcher, Dodgers players join chorus criticizing LA team for plan to honor ‘Sisters’ drag group June 1, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News Washington Nationals starting pitcher Trevor Williams, known for his devout Catholic faith and prominent tattoos, expressed his disappointment with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to re-invite and honor a controversial group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
A host of sacramental statistics: Vatican tracks practice of the faith June 1, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments The Central Office of Church Statistics, a department of the Vatican Secretariat of State, keeps track of baptisms, first Communions, confirmations and Catholic marriages reported by dioceses around the world.
Bishop Victor Galeone, former Archdiocese of Baltimore priest and bishop of St. Augustine, dies at 87 June 1, 2023By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Bishop Emeritus Victor Galeone, a former Archdiocese of Baltimore priest who served as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine, Fla., died May 29 at St. Martin’s Home for the Aged in Catonsville. He was 87.
Movie Review: ‘The Boogeyman’ June 1, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Director Rob Savage’s feature-length screen version of horror-meister Stephen King’s yarn arrives as the above-average chiller “The Boogeyman” (20th Century).
Pope asks poets, filmmakers to challenge people, help them see beauty June 1, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, World News Catholic artists, poets, writers and filmmakers serve the church not by trying to “domesticate” Christ but by helping people challenge and expand their knowledge of the Lord, Pope Francis said.
Videogame Review: ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ June 1, 2023By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews While this chapter of Zelda’s story includes little in the way of inappropriate content, the challenges within it are too taxing for little kids.
A year after mass shooting, Catholic Extension recommits to ongoing support for Uvalde community May 31, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News One year after the Uvalde mass school shooting, which left 19 students and two teachers dead, officials with Chicago-based Catholic Extension visited the Texas city to renew the organization’s solidarity with a community still in the process of healing and announce its financial and tangible support will continue.
