Jeanie Hannaman

By Francesca Pollio Fenton, CNA - Over the centuries, many people have asked: “What did Jesus look like?” A new documentary attempts to answer this question... “The Face of Jesus” examines two acheiropoietic images of Christ — the Shroud of Turin and the Veil of Manoppello, both believed to be divinely created — as well as the Vilnius image of the Divine Mercy, one of the most extraordinary hand-painted depictions of Jesus... Jaroslaw Redziak, the film’s producer and director, spoke to CNA about the inspiration behind the documentary and his hope that viewers, when they view these images, will come to see just how much Jesus loves them.

By Adam Lucas, The Stream - While it is understandable and even laudable to be excited about the recent election of a new pope, those feelings should not be based on who we think he will be or not be... Papal conclaves are a big deal. The one that elected Pope Leo XIV was only my third, as it was for everyone just shy of 50 years old. And, barring tragedy for either Pope Leo or myself, I only have maybe two or three more... A papal conclave is the kind of major event a person only experiences a handful of times in their life. Such experiences take on a special significance in part because of the meaning of the event itself—but especially because of their rarity. ...