Catholicism

Rome -- June 2008 -- A unique musical about the life of the Virgin Mary will premiere at the Vatican Tuesday evening. Mary of Nazareth - An Ongoing Story is the first musical to be made of the life of Mary. It traces the battle between good and evil, God and the devil, in Mary's life.

Mary of Nazareth - An Ongoing Story is an Italian production sponsored by the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Social Communications.

The story chronicles Mary's life - from her Jewish childhood, the Annunciation, her marriage to Joseph, the birth of Jesus and her Assumption*. It traces the battle between good and evil - God and the devil - in Mary's life as she grows up.    » read more »

- XM, EWTN to host six-day XM channel devoted to Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States April 15-20
- XM listeners across the nation can tune into XM Channel 120 for complete coverage of the Pope's first pastoral visit to the U.S.

WASHINGTON, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire - FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio today announced that it will join with EWTN Global Catholic Network to launch a six-day XM Radio channel devoted to Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States.

The Papal U.S. Visit '08 channel will air nationwide on XM channel 120 from April 15 to April 20. The channel can also be heard on XM Radio Online at listen.xmradio.com    » read more »

October 3, 2007, Washington, D.C. – NPR News journalist Rachel Martin has been recognized with a “Best Radio Religion Reporting” award from the Religion Newswriters Association for her feature on the growing number of young Latino immigrants, mainly women, who are leaving the Catholic Church for the religion of Islam. The report aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on September 24, 2006, and is available at NPR.org.    » read more »