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Former SNL star reveals why the Catholic faith is hotter than ever this Easter — as she recalls going to mass with Chris Farley

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Former SNL star reveals why the Catholic faith is hotter than ever this Easter — as she recalls going to mass with Chris Farley

Ahead of Easter, faith — and, especially, Catholicism — is suddenly everywhere: with social media influencers, a documented rise in converts and even a Hollywood swell. And the new podcast “Catholics and Cappuccinos,” hosted by actress and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Siobhan Fallon Hogan, is offering insight into all of the above with revelatory … Read more

Exclusive | Gen Z Catholic influencers make church look cooler than ever — snapping up hundreds of thousands of social media followers

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Exclusive | Gen Z Catholic influencers make church look cooler than ever — snapping up hundreds of thousands of social media followers

Jesus rose from the dead. Now, he’s raising follower counts. A new class of hip, young Catholic content creators is making a viral splash on social media, eagerly spreading the good news in an age of uncertainty, and making Catholicism cooler than ever — just in time for Easter. From poking fun at the idiosyncrasies of age-old … Read more

Pope Leo delivers harsh words on plastic surgery, looksmaxxing and weight loss drugs: ‘The real body is not truly loved’

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Pope Leo delivers harsh words on plastic surgery, looksmaxxing and weight loss drugs: ‘The real body is not truly loved’

The beauty-obsessed are refusing to “let go and let God.” Even the Pope has something to say about looksmaxxing and the so-called “Mar-A-Lago face.” This week, the Vatican released a document approved by Pope Leo XIV advising against cosmetic surgery. The document, titled “Thinking about Christian anthropology in light of certain future scenarios for humanity,” … Read more

AI is ushering in a new era of Satanism, exorcists warn religious leaders: ‘A great power’

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AI is ushering in a new era of Satanism, exorcists warn religious leaders: ‘A great power’

Is it the Tech-corcist? With religious rifts widening around the globe, an enterprising Christian leader has potentially devised a way to unite the faiths against a common foe. A Mexican priest named Father Luis Ramirez Almanza is inviting rabbis, imams and evangelical preachers to join a special exorcism training course that, among other evils, specializes in … Read more

‘Hot Priest’ sends sinners running back to church after sexy viral video: ‘Lead me not into temptation, Father’

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‘Hot Priest’ sends sinners running back to church after sexy viral video: ‘Lead me not into temptation, Father’

Glory, glory, HOT-ellelujah!  Lust is one of the seven deadly sins. But the threat of eternal hellfire isn’t stopping a herd of hot-to-trot hedonists from going gaga over this good-looking man of God.  “Some call him Father, some call him DADDDYYYYYY,” a frisky fiend hooted beneath a now-viral vid of Father Jordan, the newly appointed … Read more

Exclusive | Former Vatican chef trades crosses for crosswalks with first NYC restaurant: ‘It doesn’t matter if I’m cooking for a pope, president or ordinary person’ 

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Exclusive | Former Vatican chef trades crosses for crosswalks with first NYC restaurant: ‘It doesn’t matter if I’m cooking for a pope, president or ordinary person’ 

Holy cannoli! In his storied career in the kitchen, chef Salvo Lo Castro has been a star around the world and at the Vatican, plating pasta for popes, world leaders and movie stars alike.  These days, he’s traded a life of crosses in Rome for the crosswalks of New York City.  “The secret is I … Read more

Exclusive | Meet the heaving, huffing ‘lifters’ who hoist the 4-ton Giglio at Brooklyn’s wild Italian bacchanal: ‘By the time the day is over, you’re just dead’

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Exclusive | Meet the heaving, huffing ‘lifters’ who hoist the 4-ton Giglio at Brooklyn’s wild Italian bacchanal: ‘By the time the day is over, you’re just dead’

Everybody loves a par-ayyy-de. An Italian Brooklyn tradition for over a century, Williamsburg’s Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast draws hundreds of thousands to an annual bacchanal of sausage, peppers and spectacle, courtesy of the festival’s main character — the gigantic Giglio, a four-ton, 72-foot statue “danced” through sweltering streets by a team of 120 … Read more

Catholics call out Apple for show’s ‘Eucharistic desecration’

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Catholics call out Apple for show’s ‘Eucharistic desecration’

A Catholic group is calling out Apple CEO Tim Cook and Apple TV+ in a letter demanding an apology and removal of a “Eucharistic desecration” scene in one of its shows. “As the nation’s largest lay Catholic advocacy organization, we write to express our concern about a blasphemous anti-Catholic scene in the Apple TV+ show, Your Friends and … Read more

Only a handful of women allowed to wear white to Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration— here’s why everyone else must dress in black

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Only a handful of women allowed to wear white to Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration— here’s why everyone else must dress in black

Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration ceremony took place in Vatican City earlier today. Many were in attendance, and as tradition goes — when a person is in the presence of a pope, they dress in black, except for Queen Letizia of Spain, who is one of seven women in the world who were granted permission to … Read more

Pope Francis’ successor ‘revealed’ in ancient prophecy plucked from secret Vatican archives  

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Pope Francis’ successor ‘revealed’ in ancient prophecy plucked from secret Vatican archives  

Is it the end of the world as we know it? The “Prophecy of the Popes,” a 900-year-old prescient manuscript, is believed by some to predict the next pontiff — and the end of the world. Pope Francis died following a stroke on Monday morning, which led to a coma and ultimately “irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse,’’ … Read more

Young people are converting to Catholicism en masse — driven by pandemic, internet & ‘lax’ alternatives

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Young people are converting to Catholicism en masse — driven by pandemic, internet & ‘lax’ alternatives

Sydney Johnston grew up in a non-denominational Christian household — but now the Upper West Side millennial is a devout Catholic. “There’s just something so beautiful and transcendent about the rituals and the ancient history in the Catholic mass that’s been preserved,” Johnston, 30, told The Post. “The church really communicates a degree of reverence … Read more

Megyn Kelly unloads on Golden Globe-nominated ‘Conclave’ as ‘anti-Catholic’— then spoils film in vicious takedown

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Megyn Kelly unloads on Golden Globe-nominated ‘Conclave’ as ‘anti-Catholic’— then spoils film in vicious takedown

Megyn Kelly unloaded on the Golden Globe-nominated movie “Conclave” — then scolded the actors who starred in the “anti-Catholic” film in a spoiler-fileld takedown. Megyn Kelly criticized the Golden Globe-nominated movie “Conclave” for being “anti-Catholic.” AP The movie, which stands at a 93% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, follows religious leaders as they work to … Read more

Vatican to observe sacred tradition on Christmas Eve — but the pope will perform a ritual that’s never been done before 

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Vatican to observe sacred tradition on Christmas Eve — but the pope will perform a ritual that’s never been done before 

Pope Francis will commence a centuries-long Catholic tradition on Christmas Eve and introduce a first-time, historical addition to the holy ritual. Starting on Dec. 24, the pontiff will open a series of five Holy Doors throughout the Vatican, including St. Peter’s Basilica, plus Rome’s three other basilicas to commence next year’s Catholic Church jubilee — … Read more

Exclusive | A real Catholic cardinal let Ralph Fiennes try on his robes for ‘Conclave’: ‘Invited him to his chambers’

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Exclusive | A real Catholic cardinal let Ralph Fiennes try on his robes for ‘Conclave’: ‘Invited him to his chambers’

Ralph Fiennes was hanging out with a Catholic cardinal. The “English Patient” actor was preparing for his next role, as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence in the pope movie “Conclave,” in theaters Oct. 25, and wanted to spend time with the real deal. Head-first Fiennes went a bit further than that. “I get a text from Ralph, … Read more

Experts stunned after corpse of medieval Catholic saint is uncovered, found in remarkable condition

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Experts stunned after corpse of medieval Catholic saint is uncovered, found in remarkable condition

A tomb of a medieval Catholic saint was recently opened last month for research – and the condition of her body stunned those who found her. In an Aug. 28 press release translated from Spanish to English, the Diocese of Avila announced the recent opening of the tomb of St. Teresa of Jesus. The saint, also known … Read more

Italian teenager dubbed ‘God’s influencer’ to be canonized as first millennial Catholic saint

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Italian teenager dubbed ‘God’s influencer’ to be canonized as first millennial Catholic saint

Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager who designed a website documenting various Eucharistic miracles and led a faithful life before his death at age 15, will be canonized, the Vatican announced on Monday, July 1.  Acutis was one of 15 people approved for canonization at an Ordinary Consistory of Cardinals on Monday, according to the Vatican News website.  … Read more

Inside the world of a ‘silent’ nun

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Inside the world of a ‘silent’ nun

Catherine Coldstream spent 12 years as a nun in a traditional Carmelite monastery in Northumberland, England. The Akenside Priory, as she writes in her new memoir, “Cloistered,” was contemplative, which meant that conversation was discouraged except for half an hour each day. “Unlike the rest of the day when words were held back, or weighed extremely … Read more

‘Doubt’ writer John Patrick Shanley gets advice from Bugs Bunny

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‘Doubt’ writer John Patrick Shanley gets advice from Bugs Bunny

Playwright John Patrick Shanley likes to run ideas past the people who populated his youth growing up in the Bronx. But one of his regular helpers isn’t even human. “I definitely confer with Bugs Bunny,” the Tony Award and Oscar winner told The Post. Shanley, 73, thinks the tricky rabbit exemplifies New York attitude. “He … Read more

Sydney Sweeney in ‘a lot of pain’ when drenched in fake blood for ‘Immaculate’ — here’s why

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Sydney Sweeney in ‘a lot of pain’ when drenched in fake blood for ‘Immaculate’ — here’s why

Bloody hell! Michael Mohan, who directed Neon’s upcoming horror film “Immaculate,” revealed that leading lady Sydney Sweeney accidentally got fake blood in her eyes while filming one of the most gruesome scenes. “We wanted to do everything practically,” Mohan told Indiwire, revealing that the incident took place on the final day on set. Michael Mohan, … Read more

Here’s why fish on Fridays is ‘important’ to Catholics during Lent

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Here’s why fish on Fridays is ‘important’ to Catholics during Lent

Christians of many denominations abstain from meat for all or part of the liturgical season of Lent.  For Roman Catholics, “all Fridays through the year and the time of Lent are penitential days and times throughout the entire Church.” In addition, “abstinence from eating meat or another food according to the prescriptions of the conference of bishops … Read more