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Madonna seeks an audience with Pope Francis

May 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

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Lima, Peru, May 6, 2022 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
In a Tweet on Wednesday, Madonna asked Pope Francis to receive her so she could talk with him about “some important matters”.“Hello @Pontife… […]

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This song will debut at the upcoming St. Joseph Summit

July 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

"Song of St. Joseph" cover art / Donna Lee

Washington D.C., Jul 8, 2021 / 11:15 am (CNA).
The upcoming Saint Joseph Summit will feature the debut of the “Song of Saint Joseph,” a new original song by Catholic musician Donna Lee.“It’s n… […]

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St. Ephrem of Edessa and the special beauty of good music

June 18, 2021 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 3

Editor’s note: The following homily was preached for the feast of St. Ephrem (calendar of the Extraordinary Form), June 18, 2021, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City. In the calendar of […]

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Girls’ choir to join 1,000-year boys’ choir at German Catholic cathedral

June 17, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Regensburg, Germany, Jun 17, 2021 / 06:15 am (CNA).
A German Catholic diocese announced Tuesday that a cathedral school whose pupils sin… […]

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‘It’s heady stuff’: A composer turns St. John Henry Newman’s much-loved words into music

June 9, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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London, England, Jun 9, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Some of St. John Henry Newman’s best-loved words will be heard on Thursday as they have never been heard before.They will feature in a new work by the composer Si… […]

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Pope Francis hails musicians’ ‘new creativity’ amid pandemic disruption

February 4, 2021 CNA Daily News 1

Vatican City, Feb 4, 2021 / 06:05 am (CNA).- Pope Francis praised musicians on Thursday for showing “new creativity” despite severe restrictions imposed on their work by the coronavirus pandemic.    

In a Feb. 4 video message to … […]

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“The Last Days of Disco” and the death of the rom-com

July 31, 2018 Titus Techera 4

The 20th anniversary of Whit Stillman’s paean to disco reminds us of another great American form of entertainment that has all but disappeared: the romantic […]

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The songs of Marie Bellet: Parables for the 21st century

April 28, 2018 David Cunningham Cassel 8

Marie sings her parable-songs, and through them we learn of her husband, her family, her friends, her Christian faith…and herself. […]

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“I Can Only Imagine” offers a timely message of repentance and forgiveness

March 16, 2018 Nick Olszyk 7

The new movie is an antidote of sorts to the pretentiousness and hypocrisy of scandal-ridden Hollywood. […]

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The Creative Catholic: Carl E. Olson

November 14, 2017 K. V. Turley 5

CWR’s editor on writing: “Both a joy and a responsibility…it is full of demands and full of graces.” […]

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