With Palestinian-Israeli tensions rising, three religions prepare to celebrate holidays of Easter, Ramadan and Passover after two years of pandemic restrictions.
As three feasts converge, Holy Land Christians hope for peace, tourism
New book points to need for racial reckoning in women’s religious orders
“Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle,” which comes out in May, is the result of more than a dozen years of research and oral history interviews.
Livestream of ‘Frassati’ April 6 explores life of sainthood candidate
Beatified in 1990, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati is the subject of a play that is being livestreamed 6:30 p.m. CDT April 6 — the 121st anniversary of Frassati’s birth —from Open Window Theatre in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.
Women’s religious congregation conducts leadership transition via Zoom
After two years of the pandemic, yet another imaginative use of Zoom was developed by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. The congregation of women religious conducted its leadership transition process entirely via Zoom.
Wahlberg: Real-life Father Stu has him ‘continuing to carry on his message’
Catholic actor Mark Wahlberg, who plays the title role in the upcoming movie “Father Stu,” said the real-life Montana priest is “having me continuing to carry on his message.”
‘Julia,’ streaming, HBO Max
Beloved chef Julia Child (1912-2004) long ago secured her place in the history of television as well as in that of American culture, at least insofar as cuisine is concerned.
‘Turning Red,’ streaming, Disney+
The animation wizards at Disney and Pixar have often tackled big subjects, mixing sunshine with shadows, laughter with tears.
Passion Play makes a post-pandemic return in Oberammergau
In 2010, half a million people attended the 102 performances of the play, which is staged every 10 years.