The new film “Irena’s Vow” brings to life the true story of Irene Gut Opdyke, a young Polish Catholic woman who risked everything to hide Jews from the Nazis during World War II. The two-hour film, based on a Broadway play, hits
When Mother Mary Veronica Fitch set out to establish a new religious community, she never imagined that it would one day provide an animal therapy program. People are “willing to extend love to [animals] that they might not extend to people when
A community of Carmelite hermits in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, is looking to expand after running out of space to accept new vocations. The first step, they say, is a new chapel. “We must build to accept more men into this ancient order,”
Museums around the world feature art depicting the Annunciation, which Catholics celebrate on April 8 this year. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) in New York City is one of them. “I think a very large part of it has to
A new, faith-driven family drama is examining the relationship between faith and marriage, especially when that marriage is tested. “Love is a choice,” Cassidy Gifford, who stars in the new show, “The Baxters,” said of what she hopes viewers learn. She continued:
Concert organist and composer S. Andrew Lloyd belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But his latest composition, about to make its world debut, draws from the famous Catholic poem, “The Hound of Heaven.” “As a composer, I want
Nearly every Catholic church depicts the 14 Stations of the Cross — moments of Jesus’ passion and death on the cross — so that the faithful can pray and reflect on them. Now, Catholics worldwide can also pray the stations while seeing,
The U.S. Catholic bishops agree that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s current protocol with the abortion pill not only makes informed consent about the risks impossible but also endangers women, according to a newly-filed Supreme Court brief. Together with nearly a
When Kasey Baiter faced an unexpected pregnancy, she never dreamed that the experience would lead her to one day help women give birth — or encourage them to reconsider abortion. “I went through a really tough time, but through that pain there
Fertility experts are confirming the risks associated with hormonal birth control — such as pills, implants, IUDs, injections, skin patches, vaginal rings — after businessman Elon Musk sparked an online conversation about the issue. “We’re seeing a real sea change in women