FILMS: ‘The Pirates! Band of Misfits’: Treasure for teenagers and their older maties

NEW YORK (CNS) -- We have it on the authority of Victorian librettist W.S. Gilbert that "it is, it is a glorious thing/to be...

FILMS: ‘The Raven’: A Grisly depiction of murders from Edgar Allan Poe’s works

NEW YORK (CNS) -- The macabre musings of Edgar Allan Poe have been adapted for the screen numerous times. In the latest instance, Baltimore's...

Familiar with controversy, ‘Catholic Oscars’ honor their heritage

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (CNS) -- At the 19th annual "Catholic Oscars," it wasn't only the honorees who were in the spotlight -- but the...

Mexican ‘Cristero’ fight relevant to actor’s Cuban heritage

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In the upcoming movie "For Greater Glory," Catholic actor Andy Garcia plays a Mexican Revolution-era general lured out of retirement a...

English teacher gave actor Verastegui new focus in life

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- One might think actor Eduardo Verastegui would have fond memories of his first English-language movie, 2003's "Chasing Papi," because it gave...

FILMS: ‘Avengers’: Redeeming the superhero genre

Stan Lee’s Marvel Comics have been the subject of many on-screen interpretations, including the “Spiderman” and “Iron Man” series as well as several others....

Books: Author offers two Catholic takes on recovery

Go into any modern bookstore or go online to any major bookseller and you will find oftentimes large self-help sections. Look closer and you...

Film revisits the many sides of Mexico’s Cristero Rebellion

MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- Even as modern-day church-state relations improve, the impact of Mexico's three-year Cristero Rebellion in the 1920s on the Catholic Church...

Books: ‘Embracing God’s Plan for Marriage: A Scripture Study for Couples’

Psychologists cite incompatibility as the number one cause for the rising divorce rates. Research, studies, and statistics prove it. Being “in love” is the...

Weekend calendar: June 22-24

Fortnight for Freedom — A two-week, nationwide period of prayer, education and action in support of religious freedom. Details. 8:30 a.m. June 22 at St....