Actor Mark Wahlberg posted a picture of himself and wife with ashes on their foreheads on his social media accounts on Ash Wednesday. The picture included the message: “Wishing all who celebrate a blessed #AshWednesday”. Here’s his post on Facebook: He posted the same thing on Instagram: Wahlberg was...
Don’t believe the headlines! Have you heard the news that Pope Francis preached it was better to be an atheist than a hypocritical Catholic? It’s in the headlines from Reuters, CNN, The Guardian, and many others. There’s only one problem: that is not what he said. They’...
You don’t see this very often! Chance the Rapper had 7 nominations and won 3 awards at the recent 59th Annual Grammy Awards. And two incredible things stood out about him at the awards show: First, he praised God in his acceptance speeches. “Glory be to God!” he loudly...
Wow – I had no idea! A new book entitled I Met Paul VI reveals some pretty incredible facts about the life of Pope Paul VI. Written by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the book is more a collection of stories about the late pontiff than a full blown biography. Archbishop Fisichella worked...
A lot of people have been asking: How much did that Pope Francis video message to the Super Bowl cost the Vatican? Did they spend millions of dollars?? First, to clear up some confusion: ChurchPOP regrettably erroneously reported that the Pope’s video message would be shown on TV during...
Lord have mercy, indeed. Auxiliary Bishop Manuel Cruz of Newark had just completed the Kyrie in Mass when a man walked up to the front of the church and punched him in the face. Here’s a gif of the attack (full video at the end of this article): The...
