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72nd Annual Christopher Award-winning Books, Films, and TV Programs Celebrate Courage, Faith, and Hope

NEW YORK, April 13, 2021 — From the heroism of frontline workers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, to

“Richard, your dad can’t remember our names.” With those words from a relative at a family reunion, the reality of

(Photographer: Georgia Connick) Harry Connick Jr. is a man who’s always on the go, be it as a singer, musician,

(The following is the text of the Christopher News Note “Practice Kindness to Change Lives.” You can request a hard

Considering the way he was raised and the career path he’s followed, Mark Shriver seemed destined to write a children’s

The following is the text of the Christopher News Note “Become a Model of Christlike Mercy.” You can request a

There was a moment in 2020 when Katie Prejean McGrady stood in her backyard, shaking her fist at heaven. The

When award-winning New York Times sportswriter and author Joe Drape moved his family to Kansas in 2008, he didn’t know

“Listen with the ear of your heart.” — St. Benedict of Nursia Wouldn’t it be nice if God could send

When she was anchoring the early morning news in Dallas during the 1980s, Peggy Wehmeyer went to bed at 8:00