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Father Mark Bialek, pastor of St. John Church, Westminster, left, and Father Andrew DeFusco defend themselves during a marshmallow battle with parish school students Jan. 28 while on the school’s roof during the Day-of-Giving campaign to raise $8000 for tuition assistance and the STEM program. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Westminster priests camp out on school roof for a good cause

Kevin J. Parks
January 28, 2020
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Fathers Mark Bialek and Andrew DeFusco climbed a ladder to the top of St. John School in Westminster as the school day began Jan. 28.
Despite the chilly weather and first- and second-graders occasionally pelting them with marshmallows, they said wouldn’t come down until they reached their goal of raising $8,000 for the school.

Father Kene Onwukwe, assistant pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Mosman, Australia, poses as he and other men prepare to cut down a tree damaged by a bushfire in Wonboyn Jan. 13, 2020. Father Onwukwe is a chaplain with the army reserve currently working full time alongside soldiers supporting exhausted firefighters in the bushfire relief efforts. (CNS photo/courtesy Father Onwukwe)

Priests swap clericals for camouflage to help fight Australian fires

Catholic News Service
January 28, 2020
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SYDNEY (CNS) — Three Sydney priests have swapped clericals for camouflage to join the 3,000 Australian Defence Force reservists providing support to firefighters and communities in the grip of the bushfire crisis. Father Kene Onwukwe, assistant pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Mosman, and Father Andrew Feng, parish administrator of St. Christopher Parish, Holsworthy, are […]

The restored St. Francis Missal, a 12th-century manuscript that St. Francis of Assisi consulted as he was discerning his spiritual life, will be on display at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore from Feb. 1 to May 31. (Courtesy Walters Art Museum)

Walters exhibit showcases medieval missal used by St. Francis of Assisi

George P. Matysek Jr.
January 28, 2020
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The same book that inspired St. Francis in 1208 is expected to inspire thousands of others as the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore places it on public display for the first time in 40 years Feb. 1 through May 31.

Retired NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, 13, were among nine people killed Jan. 26, 2020, in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif. The two Catholics are pictured during a game in Las Vegas July 27, 2020. (CNS photo/Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters)

Bryant relied on Catholic faith to see him through tough personal times

Catholic News Service
January 27, 2020
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As the world mourned the loss of basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others killed in a tragic helicopter crash Jan. 26, many recalled how Bryant gave much credit to his Catholic faith for seeing him through the bad times and strengthening his marriage and family.

Students from St. Louis School in Clarksville created original prayer cards to be distributed throughout the parish as part of Catholic Schools Week activities. Eight cards were selected as part of a school art contest. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Clarksville parish rings the bell on Catholic Schools Week

Kevin J. Parks
January 27, 2020
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The archbishop dedicated a new bell tower, and stopped by a reception hosted by St. Louis School – just in time to begin Catholic Schools Week.

Tom Hanks stars in a scene from the movie "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG -- parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.(CNS photo/Sony)

Meeting God on holy ground

Father Ed Dougherty, M.M.
January 26, 2020
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The revival of interest in the work of Fred Rogers indicates that our society yearns for the culture of respect and love of neighbor that he tried to foster.

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses thousands of pro-life supporters during the 47th annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 24, 2020. He is the first sitting president to address the pro-life event in person. (CNS photo/Leah Millis, Reuters)

Trump tells March for Life attendees he welcomes their commitment to life

Dennis Sadowski
January 24, 2020
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President Donald Trump credited attendees at the 47th annual March for Life for their commitment to protect the life of unborn and born children.

Pope Francis and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence exchange gifts Jan. 24, 2020, at the end of a meeting in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope, Pence meet at the Vatican

Junno Arocho Esteves
January 24, 2020
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After Pope Francis and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence met privately for nearly an hour at the Vatican, Pence told the pope that his Roman Catholic mother will be pleased with the visit.

An overflow crowd is seen outside the crypt church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington during the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life Jan. 23, 2020. The Mass was upstairs, in the main basilica. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Pope Francis ‘has our backs’ on pro-life cause, says archbishop

Mark Pattison
January 24, 2020
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Pope Francis “has our backs” in the pro-life cause, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, said to applause in his Jan. 23 homily at the opening Mass of the National Vigil for Life.

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