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It’s an understatement to say that the people of Poland – and especially the people of Blessed Pope John Paul II’s hometown of Wadowice – love their Polish pope.  Check out this video report on how the late pope’s home parish expresses that love. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MadNhgq1D30]

For many of the 26 people who joined Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski on a recent pilgrimage to the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, the spiritual highlight was praying in the presence of the famous icon known as Our Lady of Czechtochowa. The pilgrims had the honor of sitting only a few feet away from the “Black […]

The Church of St. Mary stands in Krakow. (CR/George P. Matysek Jr.) KRAKOW – At the top of every hour of every day, a trumpeter climbs to the top of a tower at St. Mary’s Church in Krakow to sound a hymn to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Known as the “Hejnal,” the tribute is played […]

MADRID – Spain’s National Court has invoked a special law to order the arrest and trial of 20 former Salvadoran military officers for the 1989 murder of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter.

Fish figures announce First Holy Communicants inside the Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wadowice, Poland. (CR/George P. Matysek Jr.) WADOWICE, Poland – Blessed John Paul II’s home parish in Wadowice has an interesting way of spotlighting children receiving their First Holy Communion. Names of first communicants are shown on fish […]

Three years ago, I rolled my eyes at the thought of liking, let alone tolerating, Kung Fu Panda. Cartoon animals performing martial arts equaled lame in my book. Despite the fact that I have a habit of seeing everything that comes out in the movie theaters, I skipped it. A year later, I was floored […]

BUDAPEST – One of the most fascinating pieces of artwork in Budapest is found in Hungary’s castle district. An early 18th-century monument built for the dual purposes of remembering victims of the plague and safeguarding the city from future diseases, the Baroque column is dedicated to the Holy Trinity.  Check out this video report: [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9gmOIEeB7Y]

More than 50 students at Immaculate Conception School in Towson cut their hair to give to an organization that makes wigs for kids who have suffered from cancer. There will be a story in next week’s Catholic Review, but for now, check out this video report from today.

NEW YORK – Let’s save some time here regarding “The Hangover Part II” (Warner Bros.) by recalling how we described its predecessor two years ago: “a 100-minute assault of loutish behavior, violence, racial stereotypes and male nudity strung along a thin plot.”