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August 8, 2015

Choreographer, Broadway actor help Catholic school perform 'Lion King'

Enrique Segura, a Broadway actor, and his wife, Kristi, a choreographer, pose on the set of "The Lion King Jr." in early May at the School of Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales in Bennington, Vt. "The Lion King Jr.," a 60-minute adaptation of the show about love and redemption, was created especially for the strengths and skill level of middle- school students.

BENNINGTON, Vt. - Though the budget was clearly lower, the cast definitely had less experience, the costumes were much simpler and the audiences were far smaller, there was something that the production of "The Lion King Jr." at a Catholic school in the Burlington Diocese had in common with the Broadway production of "The Lion king": Enrique Segura.

Published in International
May 5, 2015

Pope suggests 'Divine Comedy' as important reading for Year of Mercy

A illustration by Sandro Botticelli of the infernal abyss from Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy" is part of the manuscript collection of the Vatican Library.

VATICAN CITY - Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy" is more than a literary masterpiece, it is an invitation "to rediscover the lost or obscured meaning of our human path and to hope to see again the glowing horizon on which the dignity of the human person shines in its fullness," Pope Francis said.

Published in Vatican