Gingrich’s JPII Documentary
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 8:38 AM
Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista are working on a documentary about Pope John Paul II’s historic pilgrimage to his native Poland in June 1979.
The project is called “Nine Days That Changed the World,” and more information about it is available at the project’s website.
Says the website:
George Weigel, author of Witness to Hope, the Biography of Pope John Paul... READ MORE
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Newt Gingrich Speaks to the Register About His Conversion
Posted by Tim Drake
Wednesday, September 09, 2009 4:27 AM
Former Congressman and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was received into the Catholic Church on March 30, 2009, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Washington. Yesterday I spoke with him about his decision to convert from being Baptist to Catholic.
Here’s part of what he had to say. To read the entire interview, you’ll have to obtain the print edition of the Register.
How does a Baptist... READ MORE
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Why Newt Gingrich Became Catholic
Posted by Tim Drake
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:09 AM
Newt Gingrich listens to Pope Benedict XVI at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (Tim Drake)
When I saw Newt Gingrich in the audience at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington during Pope Benedict XVI’s U.S. visit, I asked myself, “Newt isn’t Catholic is he? Is he here because he’s interested in what the Pope has to say, or is he considering coming into the Church?” I discreetly snapped a photo.
My question was answered earlier this year, when it... READ MORE
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More on Newt’s Conversion
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, May 21, 2009 8:25 AM
Newt Gingrich listens to the Pope last April in Washington. (Tim Drake)
Dan Gilgoff of U.S. News & World Report’s God & Country blog has posted an exclusive in which Newt Gingrich comments about what motivated his conversion to Catholicism.
Go here to read the interview.
Said Gingrich, “The moment that finally convinced me [to convert] was when Benedict XVI came here [to the United States] and Callista in the church choir sang for him at the vespers service and... READ MORE
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Newt Talks About Converting
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, April 20, 2009 2:33 PM
Newt Gingrich listens to the Pope last April in Washington. (Tim Drake)
In this interview posted Friday by Christianity Today, Newt Gingrich discusses his recent conversion to Catholicism.
Most of the interview with the former U.S. House speaker focuses on various aspects of the intersection of faith and politics.
“I have always believed that faith is a matter, and in my case, does go through your whole being, and it’s hard for me to imagine as a person of faith... READ MORE
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Gingrich’s Conversion
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, March 26, 2009 12:49 PM
Newt Gingrich (Reuters)
Head over to Newsmax here for a bit more about Newt Gingrich’s upcoming conversion to Catholicism this Easter.
The Daily blog reported on Gingrich’s decision to convert in this Daily Blog post.
“I have become increasingly drawn to Catholicism over the past several years while attending Mass with my wife, Callista,” the former U.S. House Speaker told Newsmax. “After prayer and... READ MORE
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Gingrich to Convert
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:23 AM
Newt Gingrich listens to the Pope last April in Washington. (Tim Drake)
The sharp eyes of Christianity Today (and of Register Associate Editor Tom Wehner) spotted a religious news nugget in this recent New York Times profile of Newt Gingrich.
The news: The architect of the 1990s “Republican Revolution” plans to convert to Catholicism.
Here’s the relevant excerpt from the Times article:
“At a moment when the role of religious fundamentalism in the party is... READ MORE
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