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Laura Ballan-Kohn (Andrea Irwin), Fr. Gabriel Mejia (Evan Walsh) and Megan Gutierrez (Gillian Reed) witness Cardinal Matias Iglesias (Thomas O’Neill, kneeling) confronting his past in Omission.

Playwright presents the Catholic Church, world in human terms

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How much truth does it take to really set us free? A young journalist, a Latin American cardinal and the ghosts of his past set out to answer this difficult question about sin and redemption on the eve of a conclave that could well see the cardinal elected pope in the new play Omission.
Film producer Pete Shilaimon said he wants people who enjoy mainstream films to also go to faith-based films and vice versa. His latest film, Forever My Girl, is in theatres Jan. 19.

Producer Pete Shilaimon captures his faith in films

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If faith is meant for all people, then it is also meant for the box office.

Journey of the Three Magi to Bethlehem by Leonaert Bramer, 1640

Priest follows the trail of three wise men

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When the story of Jesus’ birth is told in the same breath as the story of Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman, it’s easy for the greatest story ever told to lose its weight as historical truth.
Fr. Paul Keller vested in purple applies ash on a young man's forehead during the Ash Wednesday scene in Lady Bird.

Sermon on the screen: Priest plays himself in 'Lady Bird'

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WASHINGTON – Part of a voice-over in the trailer for "Lady Bird" – playing over scenes from the movie and in between dialogue – comes from a homily delivered to Catholic high school students attending a school Mass in the beginning of the movie.
Stephen Yeun, from The Walking Dead TV series, is the voice of Boas the donkey in The Star. His best friend, Dave the Dove, is played by Keegan-Michael Key.

Nativity story takes a look at the wild side

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The story of Christmas has long been a classic. 

Seeing the nativity story from the animals’ point of view … well, that’s another story altogether, though the director of animated film The Star has hopes for it becoming a classic, too. 
It was a strange and surreal experience for Patty Rivera to sign her late daughter’s book during a book launch party Oct. 27. She signed it with Rani’s name, knowing in her heart that the book was her way of making her daughter’s dream come true a year after her death.

Poetry book a bittersweet dream come true

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It was always Rani Rivera’s dream to become a published poet, much like her mother Patria. What she didn’t know was that her dream would come true after her own death.
“There are a lot of wounds in this story,” said Hennessy as she brought her new book on Day, The World Will be Saved by Beauty, to the Mary Ward Centre in Toronto on Nov. 2.

Granddaughter sheds fresh light on Dorothy Day

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Opening up the family vault for public scrutiny is never easy, even when your grandmother is considered a saint by many people.
Two figures in the Apostolic Palace’s Hall of Constantine was recently discovered to have been painted by Renaissance master Raphael.

Art experts solve Renaissance mystery in papal palace

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VATICAN CITY – Two works painted by Renaissance master Raphael have been newly identified after art experts restored famous frescoes in the Apostolic Palace of Vatican City.

Farid Georges, a Syriac Christian from Homs, Syria, poses for a photo in England June 23. His artwork depicting Syria's six-year war is being shown in Catholic cathedrals of northwest England and Wales.

Syriac Christian artist calls paintings of war 'a cry for help'

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LANCASTER, England – A huge plume of grey smoke billows into a vivid blue sky as rooftops and buildings buckle into twisted iron and debris and then begin to fall. Beneath the smoke, human wreckage of the blast is visible: faces of victims contorted in pain and others dead, lying in pools of their own blood.

A Colombian teacherAlberto Antonio Cruz Serna has built a replica of St. Peter's Square out of 36,000 toothpicks.

Man builds replica of St. Peter's Square with 36,000 toothpicks

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VATICAN CITY – The Eiffel Tower, the Roman Coliseum, the Statue of Liberty, the Taj Mahal; are just some of the universal monuments that a Colombian teacher makes to scale out of little wooden sticks (toothpicks).

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