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February 3, 2012
More 'Angels' in actress Roma Downey's future

WASHINGTON -- Just when you might have forgotten about the family-friendly television series "Touched by an Angel," series star Roma Downey is tweaking the concept.

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By Mark Pattison/CNS
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October 28, 2011
Play serves as humorous 'love letter' to nuns

Warning: When attending "Late Nite Catechism," all would be wise to refrain from chewing gum or slouching in their seats. Women, don't even think about wearing a dress that's cut low on top or high on the bottom. Otherwise you'll be sure to hear about it from "Sister," and there's no telling what she might do with the mighty ruler she wields.

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By Mike Latona/Catholic Courier
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November 4, 2011
Actor McDonald gets high profile on TV's 'Harry's Law'
Actor McDonald gets high profile on TV's 'Harry's Law'

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- You're forgiven if you think you've seen Catholic actor Christopher McDonald in a court of law before.

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By Mark Pattison/Catholic News Service
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November 4, 2011
TV movies for the week of November 13

NEW YORK (CNS) -- The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of Nov. 13

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By John Mulderig/Catholic News Service
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November 4, 2011
Notable TV programs for the week of November 13

NEW YORK (CNS) -- Here are some television program notes for the week of Nov. 13 with their TV Parental Guidelines ratings if available. They have not been reviewed

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By John Mulderig/Catholic News Service
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October 19, 2010
Life, looks prepare actor to bring 'Lombardi' to Broadway
Life, looks prepare actor to bring 'Lombardi' to Broadway

NEW YORK -- Dan Lauria bears a striking physical resemblance to Vince Lombardi.

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October 19, 2010
Chicago priest hosts weekly national program on commercial TV network
Chicago priest hosts weekly national program on commercial TV network

CHICAGO -- A Chicago archdiocesan priest who teaches systematic theology and is a well-known homilist with a popular evangelization website and radio program has launched a weekly national program on a commercial TV network.

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October 8, 2010
'God in America' premieres Oct. 11 on PBS
'God in America' premieres Oct. 11 on PBS

NEW YORK -- "Americans," observed Alexis de Tocqueville, writing in the early days of the Republic, "combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds that it is impossible to make them conceive of one without the other."

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September 29, 2010
NBC fall series lineup features spy couple's capers, 'twisty thriller'
NBC fall series lineup features spy couple's capers, 'twisty thriller'

NEW YORK -- The new NBC fall season brings a new twist on the 1980s "Hart to Hart" with a drama about the capers of a spy couple who are coaxed out of retirement to find a friend who has gone missing. The lineup also serves up a comedy that uses the trend of outsourcing jobs to foreign countries as its story line, making light of the culture clash between a U.S. executive and local employees.

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September 10, 2010
Catholic University grad to play Lincoln in PBS film
Catholic University grad to play Lincoln in PBS film

WASHINGTON -- Don't be surprised if you don't recognize him, but actor Chris Sarandon, one of many working actors who graduated from the master's program in acting from The Catholic University of America in Washington, will portray Abraham Lincoln in an upcoming PBS documentary "God in America."

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