Bishop David Oakley was a guest on OJ Borg’s midnight show to “Pause for Thought” on BBC Radio 2, which was marking what would have been Freddie Mercury’s 75th birthday. The bishop of Northampton says the 1984 song I Want to Break Free, concerns some fundamental features of the human condition; feeling trapped, loneliness, freedom Read more
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I am a Catholic now: Britney Spears’ claim disappears
Monday, August 9th, 2021American pop star Britney Spears announced in an Instagram post on Thursday, August 5 that she is Catholic and attends Mass. But on Friday afternoon Spears’ Instagram post was deleted. Other posts unrelated to faith were also deleted from her Instagram account. Read more
Mary returns as an icon for pop stars and social justice warriors
Monday, August 2nd, 2021
Lil Nas X, Bad Bunny and Princess Nokia all work their spirituality into their music, but you’re not likely to think of them as virginal. They are nonetheless helping to spread a craze for Mary, mother of Jesus, wearing designer Brenda Equihua’s splashy coats made from San Marcos cobijas: blankets found in many Latinx homes that Read more
A church built a huge baby Jesus statue – Looks like Phil Collins
Monday, November 25th, 2019A church in Zacatecas, Mexico, commissioned what it calls the largest statue of baby Jesus in the world. This towering, nearly 22-foot statue of the Son of God that presides over the Parish of the Epiphany of the Lord looks like Phil Collins. Read more
Pop Pope Francis is the face of Rolling Stone mag
Monday, March 13th, 2017
The Pop Pope Francis is the face of Rolling Stone mag’s Italian edition this month. “The Pope says sensible things, such sensible things,” the magazine’s editorial said, explaining why the issue was dedicated to Francis. The cover photo shows Francis giving a thumbs-up. Written in pink letters, the photo is entitled ‘Francis: the Pop Pope’ Read more