Kamil Cierniak lived with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a terminal illness, for 26 years. He was fragile, he spoke with a delicate, weak voice and operated his electric wheelchair with one finger. But one thing was unbeatable in his life -- his
A new short film reveals the little-known story of how Catholic priests in a Nazi concentration camp placed their lives in the hands of St. Joseph. “Here they are, prisoners facing almost certain death, vulnerable, weak — just as Christ the little
The story of Mexican saint, Saint José Sánchez del Río, who sacrificed his life for God during the Cristero War, has been made into a film titled “Mirando al Cielo.” The movie, which features actor Julián Fidalgo as the saint, is set
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
Doug White was flying back home to Louisiana with his family when he noticed that the pilot had passed out. Suddenly, White was no longer a passenger. He was the pilot. “I can’t control this thing,” White warned as a pilot on
It’s been almost 20 years since Mel Gibson’s groundbreaking film “The Passion of the Christ” was released. It was immensely popular when it hit the theaters but also set off storms of controversy, and it continues to divide audiences today. Two problems,
In recent years, the Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli has enjoyed international success while frequently offering traditional Christian songs to a mass audience. Blind since the age of 12 and experiencing significant success as a singer while only in his 30s, Bocelli has
A new film featuring the famed Camino de Santiago pilgrimage serves as a tool for enhancing the Lenten journey, according to Catholic bishops who have walked the ancient route. “Lent is a camino,” Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City said during a
This Lent, Jonathan Roumie has a full plate at work -- and an empty one at home, he told OSV News, thanks to some "heavy fasting" he plans to undertake between now and Easter.
"Fasting is super-powerful," Roumie said. "Any time I do
Writer Simcha Fisher takes a unique look at the death and legacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. As we mourn his passing, she writes, we must resist the temptation to bicker and argue and point fingers and take sides, as so many