Who is catholic in hollywood

Pictured, from left: John F. Kennedy Sr. Maria Shriver, John F. Kennedy's niece, has spoken about her Irish Catholic upbringing with Oprah. Shriver's ex-husband, actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, is Catholic.

The pair continued to attend church services together even after their high-profile split in Jimmy Kimmel was raised by devoutly Catholic parents who required him to serve as an altar boy, which later informed his comic routine, according to his Yahoo!

In , he refuted rumors that he was converting to Islam, which surfaced when he spoke about gaining an appreciation for the Islamic call to prayer while filming "Taken 2" in Istanbul, Turkey. Actor Josh Duhamel, who is married to singer Fergie, told Ellen DeGeneres in that he and his wife "are both from Catholic families. We like to procreate!

The couple's son, Axl, was born in Director Kevin Smith, who was raised Catholic, told fans on Reddit in that his inspiration for making the film "Dogma" came from "eight years of Catholic school and a desire to be more spiritual and less religious. Alec Baldwin, along with his three brothers, was raised Catholic in Massapequa. He married Hilaria Thomas at St.

Patrick's Old Cathedral in Manhattan in Most people know St. Established in , St. Monica parish predates the city of Santa Monica, which was named after the parish.

The current building only dates back to , as the former church was damaged by an earthquake. Nicholas Conneally, the pastor of St. Monica who was a good friend of writer-director Leo McCarey.

Every year, Catholic celebrities host Octoberfair, St. In addition, the church hosted a memorial service in for Lucille Ball. And so, if you ever kneel down in prayer at Mass in Hollywood, consider that you may have seen your fellow pew mates someplace before. Angelo Stagnaro Angelo Stagnaro "Erasmus" performs as a stage magician and mentalist and divides his time between Europe and North America. Angelo has published articles in most of the major Catholic journals in the United States and Great Britain and had worked as a correspondent for the Catholic News Service having served as principle liaison for the wire service to the United Nations and to the Holy See's Office to the United Nations.

Durbin complains that his pro-abortion voting record has kept him from receiving Communion in his home diocese, and a Catholic priest and journalist offers a sympathetic ear. EDITORIAL: The fault lies with the news media that continually misrepresent the matter — and, even more, with Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi and the other prominent Catholic politicians who continue to scandalize the faithful by their Eucharistically incoherent support for legal abortion.

John Paul II. Subscriber Service Center Already a subscriber? Renew or manage your subscription here. Give a Gift Subscription Bless friends, family or clergy with a gift of the Register. Order Bulk Subscriptions Get a discount on 6 or more copies sent to your parish, organization or school. Subscribe Support the register. Angelo Stagnaro Features February 26, Jim Carrey. Conan O'Brien.

Conan O'Brien was raised in a devoutly Catholic family. Pierce Brosnan. Alec Baldwin. Catherine Zeta-Jones. Martin Scorsese. Mark Wahlberg. Kobe Bryant. Michael Moore. Sylvester Stallone. Ray Romano. Gerard Butler. Frank Sinatra. Grace Kelly. Jimmy Kimmel. Alexis Bledel. John Wayne. Bradley Cooper. Bradley Cooper was raised as a Roman Catholic, and he still practices the religion today. Mickey Rourke. Photo: Alberto E. Al Pacino. Chris Matthews. Kelly Ripa.

Jimmy Fallon. Bruce Springsteen. Robert De Niro. Meg Ryan. Dom DeLuise. Andy Warhol. Bob Newhart. Brett Favre. Kevin James. Liam Neeson. Patrick Dempsey. Patrick Dempsey attended a Catholic high school. James Cagney. Photo: Warner Bros. James Cagney followed Catholicism throughout his life. Jim Gaffigan. Catherine O'Hara. Catherine O'Hara was raised in a Roman Catholic family. Faye Dunaway.

Photo: MGM. Faye Dunaway studied Catholicism and converted to the religion in so that she could marry the photographer Terry O'Neil.

Jay Mohr. Jay Mohr was raised by Presbyterian parents. He later converted to Roman Catholicism. Bing Crosby. Bing Crosby was a devout Catholic throughout his life.

Martin Sheen. Martin Sheen was raised as a Catholic. He even borrowed money from his priest when he first went to New York where he ended up working with Dorothy Day's Catholic Workers Movement.

He still follows the religion today. Jim Caviezel. June July Seven heavy hitters in Hollywood share their experiences of being Catholic in the movie industry. Hope it was just an honest omission and nothing political. Another one that I was surprised wasn't on the list is the man who played JPII an older actor, but I can't think of his name at this moment. Great article, nonetheless!

Gives us hope!!!!! We need to go to the movies of faithful, Catholic actors. We always watch the award shows for music awards, whether it be country or pop. If we have so many good Catholics in the film industry, why did they allow the Grammys to be so very bad with the immoral costumes of the dancers and their dance routines.

We had to turn the show off. I just hope that in the future nothing like this appears again. That we really enjoyed. But I failed to find the story of Father Stan Rother. If possible, could you run that story also? And thanks. Gwen Stefani is a practicing Catholic.