The other day, I posted on New York’s archbishop and his on-going feud with the New York Times. The local CBS affiliate aired the report below, which includes an interview with Archbishop Dolan (as he’s rarely seen — without his clerical attire.)

The once-and-future late night star Conan O’Brien is getting set to launch his new series on TBS — and he’s asking viewers to pick his first guest. There’s an online poll — and the first choice is Pope Benedict. Vote here — early and often.  Meantime, he’s announced his other guests for the first week. 

The award-winning star of “Amadeus” is scheduled to play the celebrated “blessed,” according to news reports: The first film about Blessed John Henry Newman is in the works. Italian director and screenwriter Liana Marabini, who specialises in directing films about the Church, will begin to shoot The Unseen World, a biopic about Newman, in the…

Someone has an idea, and we’ll start to see it unfold this Christmas season: Throughout Advent, Twitter users will be able to follow “Natwivity” and witness different figures from the world’s most famous story bash out 140-character updates each day. The characters will include Joseph, Mary, the shepherds, the three wise and King Herod. The…

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