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Easter or Resurrection Day? The origins of the holiday's name
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (322+ words) (OSV News) " Whatever we call it, Easter is plainly the solemn feast celebrating the resurrection of Christ. It is fine to say Happy Easter. The origin of the word "Easter" is complex. In the Greek language of the Gospels, the…...
Season six of 'The Chosen' to stream in the fall of 2026
1+ week, 2+ day ago (483+ words) (OSV News) " Actor Jonathan Roumie, who prayed the Divine Mercy Chaplet at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington on March 19, also used the occasion to share some news about the next installments of the miniseries "The Chosen," in which…...
Les Misérables Movie and Discussion
1+ week, 3+ day ago (90+ words) Les Mis'rables Movie and Discussion'Catholic Courier Les Mis'rables Movie and Discussion April 14 @ 6:30 pm Converge Young Adult Ministry invites all young adults for their next movie and discussion night on April 14. The group will be watching the 2012 movie Les Mis'rables and…...
Catholic novel shows how God works in our messes
1+ week, 2+ day ago (237+ words) Sister Lumberjack'Candace Simar, North Star Press (2024)450 pages, $22. How does someone find God in a life that looks like a mess? And can God really use messy people to accomplish his will? These are the questions posed by Candace Simar's Sister…...
'David: King of Israel,' Feb. 26, Fox Nation
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (435+ words) NEW YORK (OSV News) " Earlier this year, Angel Studios launched an animated film about the Holy Land's greatest sovereign that was a suitable introduction to his life for all viewers. With "David: King of Israel," a four-part docudrama " each roughly…...
Actress Catherine O’Hara was ‘a good Catholic girl at heart’
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (977+ words) (OSV News) " Catholic faith was not part of comedian Catherine O'Hara's public-facing work and personality. She didn't mine that part of her life for laughs, focusing instead on developing her signature oddballs, described by comedy writer Merrill Markoe, an admirer,…...
Olympic athletes lean on faith going into 2026 Winter Games
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1473+ words) (OSV News) " Among the best athletes in the world preparing in early February to push the limits of the physically possible and vie for the glory of an Olympic medal, some are using their platform to speak about their faith…...
6 Catholic Winter Olympians inspire with faith, endurance
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1546+ words) (OSV News) " As billions tune in to the Winter Games in Italy, many will recall highlights from past Winter Olympics over the decades. The Catholic athletes at the Games this year are joining a long tradition of Catholic Olympians who…...
Pope calls for 'healthy competition' to unite people at Winter Games
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (520+ words) (OSV News) " In a message to the Archdiocese of Milan, Pope Leo XIV expressed his hope that the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will be an occasion of solidarity and bridge-building between peoples and cultures. The papal message was read…...
Basilica known as 'Church of Athletes' throughout Games
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (847+ words) (OSV News) " The 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games which opened Feb. 6 are not merely a display of athletic prowess, but an opportunity to rediscover sports as a means of fostering peace in a fractured world, said an official of the…...