Last April 20, EWTN celebrated the 90th birthday of Mother Angelica, the contemplative charismatic Franciscan nun who founded the world’s largest Catholic media network, with inspiring stories of conversion recounted by its EVP and COO, Doug Keck, and its chaplain, Fr. Joseph Mary Wolfe.
The biggest success story of the current TV season in the States is the unexpectedly strong showing of the limited drama series, “The Bible,” which has been viewed by more than 80 million people on the History channel. The series has been sold to 13 other countries, so its success story will continue to be told.
Indian and Afghan producers of children’s TV favorite “Sesame Street” are brainstorming in a New Delhi office, swapping tips on how to make Big Bird and his fluffy pals palatable to local viewers.
Because I was raised a Protestant, I always cast a suspicious eye on movies about men and women who are “sainted” by the Roman Catholic Church. Fortunately, they turned out to be fine films that starred famous actresses—like Ingrid Bergman (“Joan of Arc”) and Jennifer Jones (“The Song of Bernadette”).
Last week, when the Roman Catholic Church’s College of Cardinals was preparing to choose the next pope, all roads led to the Vatican for media people in general, and broadcast journalists in particular.
Once, there was a baby girl who was left in the care of her relatives after the death of her mother. Shortly after the mother passed away, the relatives felt her presence hovering over the child, who looked up and said, “Mama, Mama!”
Last Sunday, we joined hundreds of Elvira Go’s friends, including many bishops and all three cardinals, in wishing her the very best on her birthday. The well-loved philanthropist, “religious activist” and host-producer of the “Power to Unite with Elvira” show on PTV 4, was visibly moved by the affection with which she was surrounded, especially by her own “consistory” of ecclesiastical elders, whose worthy projects she’s supported through the years.
The father of our friend passed away recently, and his daughters were unhappy about what happened at the hospital. In the ICU, he was hooked to all sorts of machines. When his situation deteriorated in a matter of hours, his close relatives agreed not to artificially resuscitate him anymore.
A rabbi who’s helping source out kosher (about what Jews can and cannot eat) and organic coconut water for a Texas pastry shop spoke to a Philippine company, but it couldn’t provide him with what he needed.
A Moscow court Wednesday hears the appeal of feminist punks Pussy Riot against their two-year prison camp sentence, days after President Vladimir Putin appeared to give his blessing to the verdict.
A US judge ordered the alleged filmmaker behind a video that sparked protests across Muslim countries detained without bond Thursday for a probation violation.
Iran announced on Monday it was yanking its entry in the Oscars race because of the “intolerable insult” of the US-made anti-Islam film that has angered Muslims in several countries.
