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October 2019

October 01, 2019

Patricia Heaton talks with Colbert about making faith the center of your life

You don't hear people talking about these sorts of things often on television — certainly...

March 2019

March 10, 2019

SNL’s Pete Davidson Compares R. Kelly Scandal to Catholic Church

The latest, from SNL: Pete Davidson tackled the R. Kelly sex abuse scandal on “Saturday Night Live” and compared the R&B...

January 2019

January 23, 2019

Meet ABC News’s Paula Faris: ‘My faith is my rock, my glue, my foundation’

As a former network news guy, I was delighted and grateful to read this profile...

November 2018

November 02, 2018

‘May their memory be a blessing’: NBC closes the Nightly News with the Kaddish

This may be a first for network news: Cantor Azi Schwartz of the Park Avenue...

August 2018

August 25, 2018

Prayers for Tim Conway

Details: Tim Conway — best known for roles on “McHale’s Navy” and “The Carol Burnett Show”...

July 2018

July 19, 2018

‘Hateful and blasphemous’: A priest cancels Netflix — and doesn’t mince words

Here's the letter he sent (h/t Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith and the...

July 02, 2018

‘I like to sneak the vegetables in’: how a Catholic writer brings faith to ‘Madam Secretary’

A great profile of the kind of person you don't find very much in Hollywood,...

June 2018

June 21, 2018

Remembering Tim Russert and the lessons he taught us

I was just reminded that the great NBC News reporter Tim Russert died 10 years...

May 2018

May 22, 2018

‘God Friended Me’: it may be the most unexpected and inspiring TV series on the fall schedule

Judging from this trailer, the new CBS series "God Friended Me" looks really promising. Who'da...

April 2018

April 02, 2018

WATCH: Alice Cooper as King Herod in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar Live’

NBC has helpfully posted almost all the live broadcast from Easter night on its YouTube...

March 2018

March 13, 2018

WATCH: Joy Behar apologizes to Mike Pence on ‘The View’

It happened this morning. You may remember this controversy from a few days back, when...

October 2015

October 31, 2015

How did that “exorcism” show turn out?

Variety has this review: Yes, the various researchers and psychics who went into the...

October 31, 2015

How did that “exorcism” show turn out?

Variety has this review: Yes, the various researchers and psychics who went into the haunted...

October 14, 2015

Dominican Sisters returning to Oprah: “I think she was open to God’s grace”

The scoop, from Aleteia: t was the last year of the Oprah show in Chicago...

October 14, 2015

Dominican Sisters returning to Oprah: “I think she was open to God’s grace”

The scoop, from Aleteia: t was the last year of the Oprah show in Chicago...

October 09, 2015

Fox News’s Kirsten Powers announces: “I’m becoming Catholic!”

The news has been hurtling around the world tonight on Twitter: About Powers, from her...

October 09, 2015

Fox News’s Kirsten Powers announces: “I’m becoming Catholic!”

The news has been hurtling around the world tonight on Twitter: About Powers, from her...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

Colbert to Francis: “Welcome, Frank!”

He devoted his entire show last night to the visit of Pope Francis. A musical...

September 25, 2015

Colbert to Francis: “Welcome, Frank!”

He devoted his entire show last night to the visit of Pope Francis. A musical...

September 11, 2015

David Gregory writes of losing his job at NBC—and finding his faith

The former anchor of “Meet the Press” has a new book out on the subject—“How’s Your...

September 11, 2015

David Gregory writes of losing his job at NBC—and finding his faith

The former anchor of "Meet the Press" has a new book out on the subject—"How’s Your...

September 09, 2015

Stephen Colbert: making the Sign of the Cross and making a splash

He had me with the Sign of the Cross. Stephen Colbert made the gesture in...

September 09, 2015

Stephen Colbert: making the Sign of the Cross and making a splash

He had me with the Sign of the Cross. Stephen Colbert made the gesture in...

September 07, 2015

All pope, all the time: Time Warner plans special channel for papal visit

This is extraordinary—and, I think, unprecedented. It’s also a testament to the intense interest in...

September 07, 2015

“This may be the most positive presentation of Catholicism on American television ever”

As I wrote over at Aleteia, this was a media moment without precedent: You don’t...

September 07, 2015

“This may be the most positive presentation of Catholicism on American television ever”

As I wrote over at Aleteia, this was a media moment without precedent: You don’t...

September 07, 2015

All pope, all the time: Time Warner plans special channel for papal visit

This is extraordinary—and, I think, unprecedented. It’s also a testament to the intense interest in...

September 07, 2015

“This may be the most positive presentation of Catholicism on American television ever”

As I wrote over at Aleteia, this was a media moment without precedent: You don’t...

September 07, 2015

All pope, all the time: Time Warner plans special channel for papal visit

This is extraordinary—and, I think, unprecedented. It's also a testament to the intense interest in...

September 06, 2015

Leah Remini posts pictures of daughter’s baptism, celebrates “new beginning”

The actress best known for her role in "The King of Queens" made headlines when she...