‘Passion,’ ‘Doc’ get top Templeton prizes

March 17, 2005

The Passion of the Christ” received the John Templeton Foundation Epiphany Prize as 2004’s most inspirational movie. The award was presented during the Annual Movieguide

Ministers cite divorce, media as threats to the family

December 9, 2004

Divorce, negative influences from the media and materialism are among the most common threats to the family cited by Protestant ministers in a recent study.

Vatican plans computer archive of documents

December 2, 2004

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican will open its archives to Italian state officials and academics for a computer-driven project that will catalog all available documents

‘Jesus’ film makes online debut in 300 languages

November 25, 2004

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — In the past 25 years, the “Jesus” film has had an impact on billions of people around the world. Now it’s

Reality shows increase vulgarity on TV, council says

July 15, 2004

Reality television shows, which composed at least 20 percent of the prime-time schedule during the February sweeps period, have grown “qualitatively and quantitatively coarser” than

Viacom to launch gay basic cable channel

June 10, 2004

NEW YORK — Viacom Inc. — the global communications company that owns CBS, Paramount Pictures, Showtime, MTV and several other major media properties — announced