The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, first held in 1945, is organized to raise money for charitable causes in the Archdiocese of New York. Six-time Grammy-nominated Catholic comedian Jim ...

About the same time Chicago-area native George Robert Newhart was inching his way from an accounting job toward a career in comedy, his older sister Joan was professing her final vows as a Sister of ...

Bob Newhart, a cultural giant who is credited with pioneering modern stand-up comedy and spoke openly of his lifelong Catholic faith, died this week. He was 94. The native Illinoisan passed away at ...

Though he may be covered in tattoos from head to toe — quite literally — the only thing more obvious than comedian Shayne Smith's body art lately might be his newfound Catholicism. And the former ...

A lot of entertainers think of religion as the third rail – something you stay away from. Catholic comic Jim Gaffigan is testing that theory in a major way in his new “The Jim Gaffigan Show.” Gaffigan ...

Pope Francis engages in a light-hearted moment with comedians Stephen Colbert, Chris Rock, Jimmy Fallon and other comedians after an audience at the Vatican June 14, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) ...

Pope Francis meets with comedians at the Apostolic Palace on June 14, 2024, in Vatican City. Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Image When Pope Francis addressed a group of top international ...

Comedian Jim Gaffigan took surprising digs at Vice President Kamala Harris for skipping the 79th Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner on Thursday, instead opting to send a pre-recorded video ...

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