What is the role of Catholic laity? Some may say to attend Mass, to raise their children in the faith, and to practice the Church’s teachings in their homes and family lives. A new documentary film is ...

Pope Leo XIV’s first words as pope on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica May 8, 2025, began with the same sentence every Catholic hears at Mass each Sunday: “Peace be with [all of] you!” Ordinary.

Central Illinois doesn’t get a whole lot of love. It’s flat, sparse, and windy — the hackneyed phrase “flyover country” comes to mind. But it’s also a land of miracles. So say Andrew Hansen and Father ...

This chilling look at the lasting trauma of the St. Joseph's Mission Residential School is haunting for what it chooses not to say. “Sugarcane,” the documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film ...

If you don’t mind sidestepping a construction zone on Washington Street and looking twice before crossing the light rail tracks, the walk from Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish to St. Mary’s Basilica in ...

The French documentary film Lourdes will be shown in 700 theaters in the U.S., for a special two-day screening, on Feb. 8 (in French with English subtitles) and Feb. 9 (in Spanish with English ...

Sam Sorich, a Catholic filmmaker producing a documentary on Catholicism and UFOs, is seen filming a behind-the-scenes segment of an episode of Jesse Michels’ podcast on location in San Oreste, Italy, ...

Pedophilia in the Catholic Church is not news. Sure, the clergy abuse scandals dominated the headlines a few years back, but for folks who weren't Catholic or directly involved, the events faded into ...

Anti-Catholicism was not a central force driving the colonists to revolt, but it played a role, shaping their political ...