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Archbishop William E. Lori speaks in favor of increased federal funding for religious sites at a Jan. 13 news conference. The archbishop was joined by Rudwan Abu-rumman, president of the Anne Arundel County Muslim Council, Nathan Diament, director of public policy for the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the Rev. Alvin Gwynn, Baltimore City Councilman Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Rabbi Elissa Sachs-Kohen of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Sen. Christopher Van Hollen and Sen. Benjamin Cardin. (Tim Swift/CR Staff)

Archbishop Lori urges more security funding for religious sites

Tim Swift
January 13, 2020
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Sens. Benjamin Cardin and Christopher Van Hollen, both Maryland Democrats, joined Archbishop William E. Lori and other local faith leaders to call for increased federal funding to strengthen security at religious sites amid a recent rise in anti-Semitic attacks.

Thousand of students celebrated New Years Eve at annual Student Leadership Summit of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students at the Phoenix Convention Center. (Courtesy FOCUS)

Towson University students among thousands inspired at FOCUS conference

George P. Matysek Jr.
January 13, 2020
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A group of students from Towson University were among nearly 9,000 from across the country to attend Fellowship of Catholic University Students’ annual Student Leadership Summit, held at the Phoenix Convention Center in Arizona Dec. 30 to Jan. 3.

Pope Francis visits his predecessor, retired Pope Benedict XVI, at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery at the Vatican in this Dec. 21, 2018, file photo. Pope Benedict has defended priestly celibacy in a new book written with Cardinal Robert Sarah. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Retired pope, Vatican cardinal write book defending priestly celibacy

Cindy Wooden
January 13, 2020
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Since marriage and priesthood both demand the total devotion and self-giving of a man to his vocation, “it does not seem possible to realize both vocations simultaneously,” retired Pope Benedict XVI said in a new book.

Earthquake victims rest at a makeshift camp Jan. 7, 2020, outside their apartment building in Yauco, Puerto Rico. Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, offered "my prayerful solidarity" to the people of Puerto Rico in a Jan. 7 statement, after a series of earthquakes killed at least one person and destroyed one Catholic church. (CNS photo/Marco Bello, Reuters)

Puerto Rico reels under successive earthquakes; Catholic church damaged

Dennis Sadowski
January 10, 2020
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At least one person has died and one Catholic church was destroyed by the latest of a series of earthquakes to rock Puerto Rico.

Father Michael G. Schueller's viral photo of a cattle cross set up by the Grotto family is seen Dec. 23, 2019, on their farm in Bankston, Iowa. Father Schueller, pastor of St. Elizabeth Pastorate, which includes St. Clement Parish, pilots drones in his spare time and enjoys taking aerial photographs. (CNS photo/courtesy Father Michael Schueller)

Iowa priest-photographer surprised by appeal of viral cattle cross image

Dan Russo
January 9, 2020
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Thousands have seen the photograph and its impact continues weeks after the priest took the shot.

Kristen Stewart stars in a scene from the movie "Underwater." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (CNS photo/Fox)

Movie Review: ‘Underwater’

John Mulderig
January 9, 2020
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Like the ocean depths in which it’s set, director William Eubank’s monster movie “Underwater” (Fox) is dim and murky.

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