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Archbishop William E. Lori's parents were part of his May 2012 installation at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland as Archbishop of Baltimore. (CR File)

Another family to celebrate

Archbishop William E. Lori
January 4, 2020
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I’ve been asked many times if I have inherited their good genes. I don’t know about that. I do know that mom and dad have given me an even more precious inheritance – the gift of life, the gift of faith and the gift of good example.

“The Holy Spirit called me to do this,” said Judy Crowninshield, volunteer executive director of Mary’s Center, a crisis pregnancy center with three locations. She is shown in Glen Burnie. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Counsel the Doubtful: Across archdiocese, parishioners give to crisis pregnancy centers

Paul McMullen
January 4, 2020
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“One of the most loving decisions you can make is to carry a child and then let someone else adopt it,” O’Connell said. “There can be a stigma attached to adoption. Abortion is easier to hide, it’s more appealing. That’s what we’re up against.”

Anthony Hopkins portrays retired Pope Benedict XVI and Jonathan Pryce portrays Pope Francis in a scene from the movie "The Two Popes."
Anthony Hopkins portrays retired Pope Benedict XVI and Jonathan Pryce portrays Pope Francis in a scene from the movie "The Two Popes." 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/Peter Mountain, courtesy NETFLIX)

The One Pope

Bishop Robert Barron
January 3, 2020
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I would have been happy to watch four hours of a film that was as honest and insightful about Joseph Ratzinger as it was about Jorge Mario Bergoglio.

Demonstrators attend a Jan. 3, 2020, protest in Tehran, Iran, against the assassination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone airstrike at Baghdad International Airport earlier that day. (CNS photo/Nazanin Tabatabaee, West Asia News Agency via Reuters)

Chaldean Catholic Archbishop: Iraqis have ‘big anxiety’ after drone kills Iranian general

Dale Gavlak
January 3, 2020
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Iraqis fear their country, already weary from years of war, may be dragged into a conflict between the United States and Iran, following the U.S.-targeted killing in Baghdad of Iran’s top general, Qassem Soleimani.

The Wise Men, left, journey toward the stable in the Nativity scene at its unveiling Dec. 5 in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (Christopher Gunty/CR Staff)

Journey to the light

Christopher Gunty
January 3, 2020
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We don’t stop celebrating his birth just because the stores take down decorations and end the sales. We find the light in the manger and we trek to the Lord with all who seek him.

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