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Who is Pope Francis? Authors talk about about new book that provides insight into new pontiff in “His Own Words” + film about new pontiff in the works
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Out now: Pope Francis: His Life in His Own Words (Putnam). Award-winning journalists Sergio Rubin and Francesca Ambrogetti’s authorized bio of the first Latin-American pontiff is the result of a series of interviews with Jorge Bergoglio conducted over the course of two years when…
It’s Showtime at “The Vatican” as cable network sets “Dallas”-style soap pilot in the political hub of the Catholic Church
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Mass appeal? From The Hollywood Reporter: Kyle Chandler to Star in Showtime’s ‘The Vatican’ Pilot…The Vatican, a contemporary thriller about spirituality, power and politics, is set against the modern-day political machinations within the Catholic Church. The potential series would explore the relationships and rivalries in…
Father Jonathan Morris talks about working with Mel Gibson, Fox News, self-help books and running The Catholic Channel on SiriusXM
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Anyone who watches Fox News knows the face of Father Jonathan Morris, the Catholic priest and author (The Promise: God’s Purpose and Plan for When Life Hurts and newest book is God Wants You Happy: From Self-Help to God’s Help) who comments regularly on…
Movie Reviews: “For Greater Glory” and “Hardflip”
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John W. Kennedy
Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. For Greater Glory: Epic and timely. Synopsis: In the late 1920’s, a ragtag group of Mexicans take up resist their government’s crackdown on religious liberty — a crackdown, in this instance, directed at the Catholic Church. Enrique Gorostieta Velarde (Andy Garcia),…
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