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'Chimpanzee' will pull heartstringsNEW YORK - Despite some flaws, the endearing wildlife documentary "Chimpanzee" (Disneynature) offers an enjoyable expedition for moviegoers of just about every age.

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Are you planning be married?'From this day forward...'A number of years ago “The Wedding Planner” came to the screen. Reviews of the movie were as entertaining as the film, but one of them stood out as much as a cultural commentary as a movie review. A.O. Scott of the New …

Film revisits the many sides of Mexico's Cristero Rebellion

MEXICO CITY -- Even as modern-day church-state relations improve, the impact of Mexico's three-year Cristero Rebellion in the 1920s on the Catholic Church remains widely debated in Mexican society. The rebellion saw Catholic clergy and laity taking up arms to oppose government efforts to harshly restrict the influence of the …

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"When Hitler Took Austria" is the memoir of Kurt Von Schuschnigg, the son of the chancellor of Austria between 1934 and 1938.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Homily should show how God's Word touches Catholics' lives, says bishop

MILWAUKEE -- For Bishop Richard J. Sklba, "Fire Starters" is a compilation of the study, prayer, reflection and pastoral creativity that have been part of his more than 54 years of priesthood.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Catholic country singer's memoir describes his life's ups and downs

ORANGE, Calif. (CNS) -- Every life is filled with highs and lows, but for country singer Collin Raye, the peaks and valleys have been particularly dramatic.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: None of your business? How church and finance may profit together

VATICAN CITY  -- When Pope Francis condemns a "cult of money" and the "dictatorship" of a faceless economy, he isn't trying to damper entrepreneurial spirit or shutter business.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE -- New radio program covers life issues, ways to spread culture of life

FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- A new radio program launched in the Palm Beach Diocese in June with a focus on shedding light on pro-life issues, and sharing ways to get involved in promoting the culture of life in the not-so-pro-life world.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: With friends' help, singer with Parkinson's still able to make music

WASHINGTON -- Grace Griffith, a vocalist who has had Parkinson's disease since 1996, announced in 2003 that she was making her swan song from the stage.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Muralist says inspiration of Holy Spirit drives her creativity, artwork

SYLVANIA, Ohio -- Looking over her latest work, Sister Jane Mary Sorosiak picked up a piece of hardened clay depicting the face of St. Joseph and began touching up pinkish tones of glaze that will transform into a glossy flesh-colored finish once fired and cooled.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Love of baseball, chance to evangelize lead priest to do play-by-play

SIOUX CITY, Iowa  -- From the back, all the men in the press box at the Sioux City Explorers baseball game looked the same.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Hold the sauce: Pope heads to Vatican cafeteria for Friday fish menu

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Taking the chef completely by surprise, Pope Francis unexpectedly showed up to eat with the Vatican's blue collar workers at their cafeteria in the tiny city-state's "industrial park."

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Papal puzzler: Leo XIII anonymously published riddles in Latin

VATICAN CITY -- Going by the pseudonym "X," Pope Leo XIII anonymously crafted poetic puzzles in Latin for a Roman periodical at the turn of the 19th century.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Ohio order's straw-bale house shows off energy-efficiency in design

TIFFIN, Ohio -- One Ohio religious order is hoping its energy-efficient straw-bale house will sprout ideas in the minds of visitors to reduce fossil fuel consumption and even invest in renewable forms of energy for heating and cooling their homes.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Former major league player shares baseball skills, deep faith at camp

KENT, Wash. -- After Anthony Adams received a baseball-bead rosary at Mike Sweeney Catholic Baseball Camp, he posted a photo of it on Instagram. "Like it if you love God and you like my baseball rosary," the 12-year-old wrote.


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