Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:58:01 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Cardinal Law, whose legacy was marred by Boston sex abuse scandal, dies /home/international/item/26550-cardinal-law-whose-legacy-was-marry-by-boston-sex-abuse-scandal-dies /home/international/item/26550-cardinal-law-whose-legacy-was-marry-by-boston-sex-abuse-scandal-dies VATICAN – Cardinal Bernard F. Law, who had been one of the United States' most powerful and respected bishops until his legacy was blemished by the devastating sexual abuse of minors by priests in his Archdiocese of Boston, died early Dec. 20 in Rome at the age of 86.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Wed, 20 Dec 2017 09:09:03 -0500 Brazilian priest cited in "Spotlight" commits suicide in prison /home/international/item/22864-brazilian-priest-accused-of-abuse-commits-suicide-in-prison /home/international/item/22864-brazilian-priest-accused-of-abuse-commits-suicide-in-prison

RIO DE JANEIRO – A Brazilian priest mentioned in Spotlight, the Oscar-winning film about clergy sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Boston, committed suicide Aug. 7 in his cell.

]]> International Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:00:00 -0400 Boston Cardinal O’Malley praises Oscar winner ‘Spotlight’ /features/arts/item/21863-boston-cardinal-o-malley-praises-oscar-winner-spotlight /features/arts/item/21863-boston-cardinal-o-malley-praises-oscar-winner-spotlight

Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley has praised the Oscar-winning movie “Spotlight,” which portrays The Boston GlobeƵapp investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the archdiocese, for forcing the Catholic Church to acknowledge its “crimes and sins” in covering up for predator priests.

]]> Movie News Wed, 02 Mar 2016 07:29:50 -0500 Oscar-winning Spotlight not anti-Catholic /faith/item/21857-oscar-winning-spotlight-not-anti-catholic /faith/item/21857-oscar-winning-spotlight-not-anti-catholic

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican newspaper has come to the defense of the Oscar-winning film, Spotlight, which has been viewed as “anti-Catholic” by some observers.

]]> Faith Mon, 29 Feb 2016 12:44:32 -0500 Film puts Boston clergy abuse crisis in Spotlight /features/arts/item/21263-film-puts-boston-clergy-abuse-crisis-in-spotlight /features/arts/item/21263-film-puts-boston-clergy-abuse-crisis-in-spotlight

The clergy abuse-themed drama Spotlight is a movie no Catholic will want to see. Whether itƵapp a film many mature Catholics ought to see is a different question entirely.

]]> Movie News Sat, 14 Nov 2015 08:00:16 -0500 Christian sounds in Canadian music awards spotlight /item/19869-christian-sounds-in-canadian-music-awards-spotlight /item/19869-christian-sounds-in-canadian-music-awards-spotlight

For Canadians, the award season is not over just yet.

After the Grammys, the Academy Awards and other high-profile American awards shows have come and gone, there is still the JUNO Awards, which air on CTV March 15 from Hamilton, Ont. The JUNOs honour Canadian musicians and recognizes their artistic and technical achievements in music over the past year.

]]> jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 14 Mar 2015 08:00:00 -0400