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With “The Mandalorian,” Star Wars returns to its roots

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The first season of Disney’s The Mandalorian deliberately—and successfully—returns to the tighter storytelling of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. It uses sparse dialogue and gorgeous visuals to set the scene, and keeps the […]

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Below is the Vatican Radio’s transcript and translation of the Holy Father’s catechesis given today at his Wednesday general audience. Dear brothers and sisters! In recent catechesis, we examined the first three gifts of the […]

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