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Taking aim at ‘dumbed-down’ Catholicism

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The Church is not on a mission, it is a mission.

 

Catholic film censor to re-examine its role

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OTTAWA - A Quebec organization founded by the Canadian bishops more than 50 years ago to censor films will be re-examining its mission under a new CEO.

Mary-Louise Parker, Bruce Willis and John Malkovich star in a scene from the movie "RED 2." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some materia l may be inappropriate for children under 13.

RED 2

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NEW YORK - Those "retired and extremely dangerous" (RED) secret agents are back on the case in "RED 2" (Summit), a lively sequel to the 2010 film based on the graphic novels by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner.

Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga and Steve Coulter star in a scene from the movie "The Conjuring." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R -- restricted. Under 17 requires accompanyin g parent or adult guardian.

The Conjuring

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NEW YORK - Movies involving demonic possession and Catholic faith practices always are an uncomfortable mix, as in "The Conjuring" (Warner Bros.).

Amy Adams as Lois Lane and Henry Cavill as Superman star in a scene from the movie Man of Steel. It’s the latest Hollywood incarnation of Superman and is playing in theatres now.

With Superman, right makes might

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There is a moment during the Zack Snyder film Man of Steel where we witness a convergence of two of the most recognized icons in the western world: the cross and the “S” on Superman’s chest.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan star in a scene from the movie The Great Gatsby. It’s the latest film version of the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel.

There is no escaping moral judgment

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The appearance of yet another film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby provides the occasion for reflecting on what many consider the great American novel.

Senator Roméo Dallaire with Bwira Kapoto, a former child soldier, at the UN transit camp for ex-combatants in Goma, Congo.

Dallaire a voice for the children

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Canadian Senator Roméo Dallaire asks Anzoyo Tsukia, “Is Joseph Kony the devil incarnate?” A rosary hanging from her neck, she replies that Kony looks normal but everything he does is diabolical.

Academy Award nominees James Cromwell and Geneviève Bujold as Craig and Irene Morrison in Still Mine.

Still life in old bones

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After more than six decades of marriage, love looks like Craig Morrison caring for his ailing wife Irene in Michael McGowan’s Still Mine. But this isn’t your typical sob story about aging.

Lucas Black and Chadwick Boseman star in a scene from the movie "42." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

42 inspires

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To paraphrase the title of an earlier movie about the national pastime, hate strikes out in the historical drama 42 (Warner Bros.) Writer-director Brian Helgeland's uplifting — if sometimes heavy-handed — film recounts the 1947 reintegration of professional baseball after decades of segregated play.

Fr. Isidore Ouedraogol, Caritas Burkina Faso general secretary, attended the Toronto premiere of A New Leaf, a documentary on Canadian and Caritas efforts to help those suffering from severe famine and drought in West Africa.

Canadians aid Caritas Niger in turning A New Leaf for the fight against severe drought

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There was severe hardship but no famine in West Africa last year. Crops failed, locusts and other insects consumed farmers’ fields and at least 18 million people suffered through a food shortage.

Francisco Rico-Martinez and his wife Loly Rico relive the atrocities of El Salvador’s civil war, which they lived through for more than a decade, while watching the music video for “Romero.”

Video brings awful memories flooding back

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Salvadorans remember Romero like it was yesterday

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