YouTube Demonetizes Family’s Pro-Life Video

A 3D-rendered medical illustration of a child at 20 weeks gestation “We’ll leave the message in God’s hands,” says Cole LaBrant, “and trust that whoever is supposed to watch it, will watch it.”

‘Simply Wrong’: Vatican Official Criticized for Address to Pro-Homosexuality Catholic Organization

Alessandra Tarantino Xavière Missionary Sister Nathalie Becquart poses for a photo during an interview with the Associated Press, Feb. 10, 2021, in Rome. Xavière Missionary Sister Nathalie Becquart, undersecretary at the Synod of Bishops’ general secretariat, delivered an online PowerPoint presentation to New Ways Ministry, which promotes homosexual and transgender rights in the Church, on […]

All the Old Knives

NEW YORK (CNS) — The entanglement of personal and professional interests lends complexity to the espionage thriller “All the Old Knives” (Amazon). Yet this brainy drama’s impact is blunted by the fact that the characters who populate it are not especially sympathetic or engaging. Additionally, the film’s depiction of its central couple’s physical interaction is […]

Prayer apps are popular, but users cautioned to review privacy policies

WASHINGTON (CNS) — In the digital world, smartphone users can find apps for just about any purpose: banking, news and information, entertainment, travel, finding a job, self-improvement and, of course, prayer. That includes Catholic prayer. Dozens of Catholic-specific apps exist. They have varying levels of presentation and content. Styles range from a basic offering of […]

Brooklyn bishop prays for victims, first responders after subway shooting

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS) — Brooklyn Bishop Robert J. Brennan urged prayers April 12 for victims of an early morning shooting spree at a Brooklyn subway station and for the protection of first responders on the scene and those hunting for the shooter. “On this Tuesday of Holy Week, our city has suffered a terrible attack […]