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New HBO series presents distorted, profane view of papacy
January 27, 2017NEW YORK (CNS)—Behind the opening credits of “The Young Pope,” a naked baby boy crawls over a sea of infant mannequins, and a man dressed as the Roman pontiff emerges at the other end. As bizarre as that may sound, the controversial, provocative new miniseries from pay-cable channel HBO only gets stranger from there. The […]
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NFL’s Los Angeles Rams name Marist alum Sean McVay head coach
January 27, 2017ATLANTA—The Los Angeles Rams, of the National Football League, named Marist School alumnus Sean McVay their new head coach Jan. 12. The announcement makes 31-year-old McVay the youngest head coach in NFL history. “I am incredibly honored by this opportunity and I want to start by thanking Mr. (Stanley) Kroenke and Kevin Demoff for their […]
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Trump presidency receives words of hope, prayers for civility
January 27, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—Words of congratulations as well as caution emerged from political and religious leaders as President Donald J. Trump was inaugurated Jan. 20. Pope Francis sent best wishes and prayers to incoming President Trump shortly after he took the oath of office. “I offer you my cordial good wishes and the assurance of my prayers […]
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Group marches for rights of ‘pre-born women,’ women exploited by abortion
January 27, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—College senior Colleen McCrum stood with fellow pro-lifers in front of the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court early Jan. 21 holding a sign that said, “PROLIFE, PROWOMAN, PROTRUMP.” McCrum, 21, who attends Christendom College, a Catholic school in Front Royal, Virginia, joined a group organized by Students for Life of America to participate […]
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Holy Spirit Prep defeats Cristo Rey at home
January 27, 2017ATLANTA—Holy Spirit Preparatory School faced a team Jan. 20 much like their own during the years when the Upper School started its athletic program between 2003 and 2005. Its opponent, Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School, in its third season of play, went down in defeat 71-18 on the basketball court. Yet it seems likely […]
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Jesuit priest, Father Jack Vessels, dies at 90
January 27, 2017ATLANTA—A former director of Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center, Father John L. “Jack” Vessels, SJ, died Thursday, Jan. 19, in Opelousas, Louisiana. He was 90 years old, a Jesuit for 72 years and a priest for 59 years. His life will be celebrated in a Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 2 […]
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‘20th Century Women’ searches for plot, real insight
January 27, 2017NEW YORK (CNS)—The moral compass in “20th Century Women” (A24), writer-director Mike Mills’ rambling, unfiltered drama—loosely based on his adolescence in 1970s Santa Barbara, California—is not one of the characters. Rather, it’s President Jimmy Carter. Specifically, the film makes use of Carter’s sermon-like “Crisis of Confidence” address, usually mislabeled as his “malaise” speech. In it, […]
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Flawed 1973 abortion decision damages society, archbishop says
January 26, 2017ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory spoke of God’s wisdom and human folly at the 28th annual Mass for the Unborn, held Jan. 23 at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. Students, parish groups and individuals gather each year to remember the Jan. 22 anniversary of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision […]
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Family, friends of Olga Woltering strengthened by her life of faith
January 26, 2017MARIETTA—Tim Woltering faced the impending funeral of his mother, Olga, killed in raw violence that struck her down Jan. 6 while among people picking up their luggage in the Fort Lauderdale airport. She and her husband, Ralph, planned to soon board one of their beloved cruises for his birthday when a gunman stepped out of […]
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Year of Mercy brings grace of sacramental marriage to waiting couples
January 26, 2017LILBURN—To bring souls closer to the heart of Christ during the Year of Mercy, the Atlanta brotherhood devoted to the Lord of Miracles and Our Lady of the Americas Mission in Lilburn extended caring hands to a number of Hispanic couples serving the church but unable to receive the Eucharist and other sacraments. Six civilly […]