Arts
Creativity on display in 2016 Catholic Register art contest
Before she picked up her paint brush, Belové Da Silva turned to the Bible and was inspired to create what turned out to be a winning entry in The Catholic Register’s annual Easter drawing contest for elementary school children.
Nun recounts rape, abuse by priest in memoir backed by Catholic Church
ROME - The Catholic Church, under scrutiny for its response to clergy sex abuse scandals, is backing the publication of an Italian nun’s shocking account of her rape as a teenager and years of subsequent abuse by her parish priest in Milan.
'Toronto Passion Play' turns 25
TORONTO - The Toronto Passion Play is an Easter tradition that has attracted thousands of Christians each year to the Church on the Queensway. This year, the full-scale musical production celebrates its 25th anniversary with a curtain call performance of its latest version.
The little things make The Perfect Gift
In 22 years, one story stands out among thousands of Chalice Canada’s success stories.
It’s a story about two friends worlds apart and two doves.
‘Miracles From Heaven’: Best-selling memoir gets dramatic movie adaptation
Nine-year-old Annabel Beam suffered from an incurable digestive disorder that put her in constant pain. But when she fell 30 feet, headfirst, into a hollowed tree, she came out of her ordeal unharmed and healed of her disorder. Oh yes, and she also had an encounter with Jesus in Heaven.
Ambitious film tackles Jesus as no other has dared
For the first time in cinematic history, a film is exploring the life of the child Jesus. The Young Messiah, in theatres March 11, follows the seven-year-old Jesus growing up in Egypt after the Holy Family fled Bethlehem to escape King Herod’s wrath. With news of Herod’s death, Joseph decides it is time to return. The journey, however, is not without its obstacles as Herod’s son assumes the search for the child Saviour.
Can religious art be taken seriously again? A Q&A with Aaron Rosen
It is not easy to be a respected member of the art-world intelligentsia and take religion seriously.
“Religion and modern art continue to be typecast as mortal enemies,” writes Aaron Rosen.
‘Of Kings and Prophets’ like ‘Game of Thrones’ minus the dragons
If you’re planning to watch “Of Kings and Prophets,” bring your bandages.
One man’s belief that culture conquers all
The main driving force of history is neither politics nor economics but rather the culture in which these human conditions exist, or so thought a pope who witnessed the phenomenon first hand.
Boston Cardinal O’Malley praises Oscar winner ‘Spotlight’
Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley has praised the Oscar-winning movie “Spotlight,” which portrays The Boston Globe’s investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the archdiocese, for forcing the Catholic Church to acknowledge its “crimes and sins” in covering up for predator priests.
A hardened soldier’s story of redemption
A fictionalized film account of the days following Christ’s death and resurrection, Risen tries to stay true to Scripture as it tells the story of a Roman soldier tasked with solving Christianity’s most fundamental mystery.
Risen
NEW YORK - In days of yore, Hollywood knew how to make Christian themes pay off at the box office.
Race
NEW YORK - Run, don't walk, to the nearest multiplex and see "Race" (Focus), a supremely entertaining biopic about Olympic track and field legend Jesse Owens (Stephan James).