Faithful to the wish of Pope Francis, a new decree has bumped the liturgical celebration honoring St. Mary Magdalene from a memorial to a feast, putting her on par with the apostles. The reason, according to Archbishop Arthur Roche, is that she “has the honor to be the first witness...
Mel Gibson has been secretly working on a sequel to his 2004 religious blockbuster The Passion of the Christ, it was recently revealed to The Hollywood Reporter. The award-winning script-writer and director Randall Wallace was the one who made the leak, saying he’s working with Gibson on...
Sr. Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad, a Swedish nun who harbored Jews in her convent during WWII, was canonized a saint by Pope Francis on Sunday, June 5th. And what an incredible life she had! Hesselblad was born in 1870 to a Lutheran family as the 5th of 18 children in Sweden....
William Friedkin, who directed the the horror classic The Exorcist (1973), says he was allowed to personally witness and film a real exorcism at the Vatican in May – and that it had a huge impact him: “I don’t think I will ever be the same having seen this astonishing...
“Chewbacca Mom” is the latest viral-Internet celebrity – and she keeps getting cooler the more we know about her! Here’s the latest: Not only is she a devout Christian, has a beautiful singing voice, can play an instrument called the “banjitar” – but she has written her own worship songs!...
An icon of St. John the Baptist in Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Homer Glen, IL is apparently miraculously producing oil – and some say it has healing powers. “I see a blessing from God,” Fr. Sam Dimitriou, pastor of the church, told CBS Chicago. “There’s a sweet fragrance that’...
