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Maya Hawke as American writer Flannery O'Connor in the 2024 film "Wildcat."

New film about writer Flannery O’Connor shows ‘God can deliver his grace in any way’

Apr 12, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The film depicts the life of Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor and will be released in theaters on May 3.  Read more

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Parental and religious freedom rights advocates, including a group of Muslim parents, on June 6, 2023, protest a Maryland school system policy that removes parents’ authority to opt their children out of homosexual and transgender coursework.

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Pope Francis meets with Italian actor Roberto Benigni on Dec. 7, 2022.

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