Celebrities who convert to Catholicism can be an inspiration, a call to caution -- and above all an occasion for personally recommitting to the faith, two evangelization experts told OSV News.
Entering the church "is a process that a lot of people go
Bree Solstad, formerly a top pornographic content creator, recently announced her conversion to Catholicism and her decision to walk away from her previous career.
OSV News interviewed Solstad -- who now designs religious jewelry -- to trace her journey, and to explore her
Comedian Russell Brand’s baptism and defense of Christianity to millions online highlights a need today, Father Patrick Briscoe says. He writes: “It doesn’t appear that Brand has become a Catholic, but he has posted videos in which he shares that he’s taken
A reader writes: “Scripture tells us that when we die and enter heaven, we will be reunited with family and friends. May we also conclude that it will also be possible to meet famous celebrities such as movie stars, musicians, writers, world
This year, actor and comedian Rob Schneider is celebrating his first Christmas as a Catholic. “I think the reason the Catholic Church works for me is it’s closest to the actual words of Jesus Christ,” the 60-year-old told Our Sunday Visitor. Schneider
LOS ANGELES (OSV News) -- Five years ago, Rosy Oros lay comatose in a hospital bed in Mexico -- some 1,500 miles away from home -- after experiencing complications from a medical procedure that had taken a drastic toll on her body
Audrey Assad, a musician whose career centered around Catholicism, began her journey away from the Church around 2013. In this she is far from alone. A 2021 Pew survey found that three-in-ten adults in the U.S. describe their religion as “nothing in
Award-winning Disney and Broadway star Lea Salonga is revealing that her Catholic past informs her approach to Christmas ahead of her performance in a PBS-televised holiday program. “As someone that grew up Catholic, I was raised to believe that Christmas was a
In the pages of her memoir, “The Woman in Me,” Britney Spears gives readers an understanding of why she did the things that fueled tabloid headlines for years and the very real effects fame and gossip had on her as a vulnerable
“God, please help me,” Matthew Perry whispered. “Show me that you are here. God, please help me.” In his memoir, the late actor described an encounter where he unmistakably knew God’s presence. He had been struggling with addiction. He even thought he