Though it’s adapted from Robert Mazur’s memoir of his takedown of the Medellin drug cartel in the 1980s, bankers, not cocaine smugglers, are the real villains in “The Infiltrator” (Broad Green).
Movie: ‘The Infiltrator’
Library holds one of largest collections of Portuguese, Brazilian works
The Catholic University of America in Washington hosts one of the largest collections of Portuguese and Brazilian art and printed works in the world in its Oliveira Lima Library.
Movie: ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates’
The nuptials turn nasty in “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” (Fox). This potentially enjoyable comedy from director Jake Szymanski departs from its initial promise as a conversion story and instead follows an all-too-familiar path to the gutter.
Movie: ‘The Secret Life of Pets’
Back in 1995, the classic children’s film “Toy Story” purported to show audiences what playthings get up to when they aren’t being observed by people. Now “The Secret Life of Pets” (Universal) does much the same for domesticated animals.
Author sees much of himself in Trappist’s views on creation spirituality
Matthew Fox is an ex-Catholic and ex-Dominican priest who is now an Episcopalian. In 1993, he was silenced for his theological views — including his advocacy for women’s ordination, same-sex unions and some of his writings on creation spirituality.
Film about Benedictine nuns a story of hope amid darkness, says director
Anne Fontaine, director of “Coco Before Chanel” and “Gemma Bovery,” released her most recent work, “The Innocents,” about a group of Benedictine nuns in Warsaw, Poland, raped by soldiers after World War II and the doctor who comes to their aid.
Game of Mercy: U.S. YouTuber gifts pope videogame
Pope Francis got game — a role-playing, cult video game, that is.
Italians finish restoring mosaics in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) — An Italian team has completed restoration of Crusader-era mosaics in the Church of the Nativity, but the mosaics will only be […]