Articles by Francesca Pollio Fenton
Catholic prayer app Hallow makes history in app store
Feb 16, 2024 / 13:20 pmHallow reached the top spot on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14, which was the same day its Lent Pray40 prayer challenge started.
40 Days for Life campaign begins call for prayer and fasting for end to abortion
Feb 14, 2024 / 17:25 pmThe international 40-day campaign seeks to end abortion locally through prayer and fasting, community outreach, and peaceful vigils during the Lenten season.
11 quotes from the saints on love and relationships
Feb 14, 2024 / 07:00 amIn a culture where the family is attacked and love is often confused with lust, it can be hard to know what godly love looks like in a relationship.
When it comes to ‘The Chosen’ Season Four, expect the unexpected
Feb 13, 2024 / 17:00 pmThe first few episodes of the new season of “The Chosen” have been released in theaters and give viewers some emotionally moving moments.
After Super Bowl ad, Catholic prayer app Hallow sees biggest spike in its history
Feb 12, 2024 / 17:45 pmThe 30-second ad was aired in 15 markets across the country and focused on “spending time in prayer with God.”
Catholic prayer app Hallow to air commercial during Super Bowl LVIII
Feb 9, 2024 / 07:00 amHallow’s first-ever Super Bowl ad will feature Mark Wahlberg and Jonathan Roumie.
Lent 2024: Catholic resources to help you grow in your faith
Feb 8, 2024 / 06:00 amThis list of Catholic resources can help you grow closer to the Lord this Lenten season.
This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of February
Feb 1, 2024 / 04:00 amPope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of February is for the terminally ill.
How a Catholic school in Colorado celebrates its thriving Hispanic community
Jan 31, 2024 / 05:00 amThe rise in the Catholic Hispanic population has not only been seen in churches across the country but also in Catholic schools.
Season Four of ‘The Chosen’ gets ‘closer to what we all know is coming,’ creator says
Jan 30, 2024 / 06:00 amSeason Four of the series hits theaters on Feb. 1 and, for the first time, will be shown exclusively in theaters before its release on streaming services.
Bishop Joseph Espaillat: How America’s youngest bishop reaches youth
Jan 28, 2024 / 07:00 amAt 45, Archdiocese of New York Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Espaillat is America’s youngest Catholic bishop.
New film about Mother Cabrini ‘transformative,’ director says
Jan 28, 2024 / 06:00 amAfter great box office success with “Sound of Freedom,” Catholic filmmaker Alejandro Monteverde is now telling the remarkable story of Mother Cabrini.
Canadian religious sister Mother Marie-Léonie Paradis cleared for canonization
Jan 25, 2024 / 12:00 pmPope Francis signed a decree on Jan. 24 allowing for the canonization of Canadian sister Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis, founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family.
Live updates from the 2024 March for Life
Jan 19, 2024 / 10:15 amFollow along here for live updates on the March for Life.
Twin Sisters of Life share their vocation stories prior to Life Fest
Jan 18, 2024 / 07:00 amSisters Pia Jude and Luca Benedict discuss their vocations to religious life as they prepare to speak at the upcoming Life Fest before March for Life 2024.
In new docuseries ‘Jonathan and Jesus,’ actor Jonathan Roumie shares impact of playing Jesus
Jan 16, 2024 / 16:15 pmThe Catholic actor is joined by other notable names in a new four-part docuseries about the role Jesus has played in their lives.
Director Martin Scorsese confirms completion of script for ‘A Life of Jesus’
Jan 15, 2024 / 07:00 amScorsese and filmmaker Kent Jones have finished the screenplay and plan to begin shooting the film, based on Shūsaku Endō’s book “A Life of Jesus,” later this year.
How to bless your home on the feast of Epiphany 2024
Jan 6, 2024 / 08:00 amThe letters and numbers used in the traditional Epiphany blessing have great significance.
Gaza journalist says escalation of war is ‘inevitable’
Jan 4, 2024 / 17:20 pmGaza-based journalist Akram Al Satarri spoke with “EWTN News Nightly” about the state of the southern area of the Gaza Strip as bombs went off in the background.
Pilgrims walking Camino de Santiago broke record in 2023
Jan 3, 2024 / 16:00 pmOne of the most famous pilgrimage routes in the world reached record numbers of people in 2023.