She made sure they did “The Right Stuff.” New Kids on the Block singer Joey McIntyre’s mom wanted to ensure that the world-famous boy band kept it clean and wholesome. “My mother was a staunch Catholic. I mean, she actually called the record company [because] there was a little too much cleavage in one of … Read more
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
Mark Wahlberg was on Hallow-ed ground Sunday night. Wahlberg, 52, teamed with Jesus Christ — aka actor Jonathan Roumie from TBN’s “The Chosen” — to encourage prayer in a 30-second Super Bowl LVIII commercial for the Catholic app Hallow. “God, we take this moment just to give You thanks,” Walhberg’s voice said in a teaser for … Read more
While much of Hollywood spent the first week of the new year primping and preparing for awards season, beleaguered actor Shia LaBeouf was some 120 miles from the glitz and glamour, quietly receiving a religious sacrament. The 37-year-old “Transformers” star was officially confirmed into the Catholic Church during mass at Old Mission Santa Inés Parish … Read more
Controversial actor Shia LaBeouf is reportedly embracing a more holy lifestyle. LaBeouf, 37, who grew up with a Jewish mother and a Christian father, reportedly converted to Catholicism after filming Abel Ferrara’s 2022 biographical movie “Padre Pio,” in which he played the Italian priest, who was allegedly marked by stigmata in 1918. On Wednesday, the … Read more
Liam Neeson’s Catholic guilt got the better of him. The Irish actor, 71, made a startling confession to a priest when he was a teenager — and he now claims it led the man of the cloth to lambast him over the admission. Neeson revealed on an upcoming episode of the “Conan O’Brien Needs a … Read more
Facing hundreds of lawsuits accusing the Catholic Church of enabling child sexual abuse, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco filed for bankruptcy Monday in an effort to facilitate any potential settlements. The filing of Chapter 11 in a San Francisco court will allow the diocese to halt the lawsuits while it develops a plan to hold … Read more
“Barbie” has been blessed. Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated pink-filled comedy “Barbie” has finally driven its magenta-colored convertible into theaters. The movie is chock-full of religious motifs and allusions — thanks to the filmmaker’s past experiences at St. Francis High School, an all-girls Catholic school in Sacramento, California. “In the movie, like, when it starts, she’s … Read more
A podcaster covering the Big 12 is paying the price for his handling of West Virginia coach Bob Huggins’ use of an anti-gay slur on a Cincinnati radio show. Huggins referred to Xavier fans as “Catholic f–s” during an interview with Bill Cunningham on WLW in Cincinnati on Monday. Josh Neighbors, the host of the … Read more
Mark Wahlberg is keeping the faith. The Catholic actor got candid about his religious beliefs on Wednesday when he stopped by the “Today” show with an ashen smudge on his forehead — a symbol of Ash Wednesday, the first day of the season of Lent, for some Christian denominations. For worshippers, these six-and-a-half weeks leading … Read more
Hallelujah! They found love while serving the Lord. A UK nun who remained celibate for 24 years broke her streak, walking away from her convent — and into the arms of a monk. Sister Mary Elizabeth — who was in an ancient order of the Roman Catholic church called the Carmelite order — had been … Read more