VENICE, Italy (CNS) — Visiting a lagoon of tiny islands, canals and narrow walkways for one day, Pope Francis moved around Venice by boat, bridge and electric golf cart. Tourists and residents, however, came to a standstill; many were marooned in small
In "Moonage Daydream" David Bowie gives an almost accidental testimony to the futility of running, and the gentling power of light over darkness, when love is finally found.
As we celebrate John Paul II’s birthday, find why Andrew and Sarah Swafford have written a new book on "gift" and "grit," inspired by the pope’s teachings.
Time magazine once called Lucinda Williams America’s greatest songwriter — a distinction with which columnist Kenneth Craycraft heartily agrees. Williams has penned a new memoir, “Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You.” "Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You" is
Andrea Long Chu, a male who identifies as a transgender woman, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for criticism for “book reviews that scrutinize authors as well as their works, using multiple cultural lenses to explore some of society’s most fraught topics.” Chu’s
Several media outlets have heaped praise on Peacock’s new streaming show “Mrs. Davis,” whose creators say the show is meant to be an exploration of the intersection of faith and technology. Father Jonathan Mitchican, in a review for Our Sunday Visitor, writes
A book review in the May 27, 1923, edition of The New York Times opined, "there seems to be no reason why … Lord Peter should not become one of the best-known and best-liked among the many amateur detectives of fiction." Thus
For many Catholics, it came as a shock when Bud Light hired “trans influencer” Dylan Mulvaney to sell beer. What is going on here? Isn’t Budweiser the beer of flyover country, construction workers and dive bars? Why would they do this? But
Columnist Kenneth Craycraft looks at the decision by Puffin Books in the United Kingdom to publish books by Roald Dahl that have been removed or changed “hundreds of words and phrases that Puffin has determined violate canons of sensitivity and inclusivity.” An
Just as Catholics worldwide commemorated Jesus' resurrection and his triumph of good over evil on Easter Sunday, theaters across the United States were preparing for the release April 14 of the latest "supernatural horror thriller" of good versus evil with "The Pope's
Columnist Kenneth Craycraft examines the newest releases by the band U2 — an album, “Songs of Surrender,” and a Netflix documentary. Craycraft writes: “U2’s pilgrimage is part of the motivation for the reimagined versions of the songs on ‘Songs of Surrender.’ Bono explains