By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Mar 29, 2023 / 10:00 am A new movie about St. Padre Pio, starring Catholic convert Shia LaBeouf will be available for public viewing beginning June 2. The movie will be released and distributed in North America by Gravitas Ventures, according to deadline.com. The company did not …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Mar 21, 2023 / 14:00 pm A new film that takes moviegoers along on a pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago in Spain is being released in theaters for one day only on March 28. The Camino de Santiago, also known as “The Way of St. …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Mar 10, 2023 / 09:45 am The Jesuit Catholic St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia is now offering four certificates in “cannabis studies,” and one theologian is arguing that the degree program causes scandal. “The definition of scandal is action that leads another to sin, and the …

By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Mar 6, 2023 / 13:45 pm A parish church in southern Indiana that dates to the late 19th century had its roof ripped off in a windstorm Friday. Photos shared by the Diocese of Evansville show the roof of St. Joseph Parish church, which is …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Mar 6, 2023 / 14:20 pm Vandals smashed the windows of a pro-life pregnancy center in Minneapolis and spray-painted it with graffiti in the middle of the night March 3, in the latest incident in a wave of attacks against crisis pregnancy centers. “It’s just disheartening,” …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Mar 5, 2023 / 04:00 am Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is a champion on the field and in the spiritual life, where he says he wants nothing less than to become a saint. “If we want to be saints, we have to …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Feb 24, 2023 / 11:17 am The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has announced the funeral arrangements for the late Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, who was murdered in his Hacienda Heights home on Feb. 18. Three days of services will be held for O’Connell, beginning on Wednesday, …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Feb 23, 2023 / 16:45 pm Carlos Medina, the husband of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell’s housekeeper, has admitted to murdering the bishop, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón said in a press conference Wednesday. “He admitted that he had done the killing and we …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Feb 20, 2023 / 18:53 pm A suspect has been arrested and now publicly identified in the murder case of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, who was shot and killed in his home on Saturday. In a press conference Monday, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Feb 17, 2023 / 13:15 pm The Archdiocese of New York announced Wednesday that 12 of its schools will close at the end of the 2022-2023 school year, citing “detrimental” financial instability “due to shifting demographics and lower enrollment made worse by the pandemic.” “It is …