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Bob Newhart, celebrated comedian and lifelong Catholic, dies at 94

July 19, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Bob Newhart arrives at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 10, 2016, in Los Angeles. / Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

CNA Staff, Jul 19, 2024 / 09:15 am (CNA).
Bob Newhart, a cultural giant who is credited with pione… […]

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Pope Francis gets laughs at meeting with big-name comedians

June 14, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

A group of comedians and humorists, including Chris Rock and Jimmy Fallon (center), share a lighthearted exchange with Pope Francis during a gathering with the pope in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on June 14, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media… […]

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Pope Francis to meet Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, other top comedians at Vatican

June 8, 2024 Catholic News Agency 22

Stephen Colbert and Pope Francis. / Credit: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Jun 8, 2024 / 08:11 am (CNA).
It’s no joke: Pope Francis will take the mic in front of over 100 comics, stand-up comedian… […]

The Dispatch

Three Catholic comedians worth a listen and several laughs

May 10, 2021 Rachel Hoover Canto 11

It’s been a rough year—over a year now—of dealing with the stress of the pandemic, economic disruption, divisive politics, and difficulties within the Church. While these serious topics are important to discuss and pray about, […]

The Dispatch

Wokeness kills comedy, and Aziz Ansari can’t save it

July 21, 2019 Titus Techera 16

Last year, Aziz Ansari was caught up in #metoo when a young woman published a story on a now-shuttered website about a bad date with the comedian. It became a scandal, and production halted on […]

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“The Office” and…Flannery O’Connor?

July 6, 2019 Lauren Enk Mann 6

This week The Office, the Steve-Carrell-led TV satire, made headlines to the tune of fan outrage when it was announced that Netflix lost its long-held rights to the show when the streaming service was outbid […]

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Over the weekend Pope Benedict met with the group of US bishops in Rome for their ad limina visit, and delivered an address on Catholic higher education. “It is no exaggeration to say that providing […]

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