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A woman holds a portrait of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the 2011 dedication of the King memorial at the National Mall in Washington. Fifty years after the assassination of the civil rights leader, "we need to ask ourselves if we are doing all we can to build the culture of love, respect and peace to which the Gospel calls us," the U.S. bishops' Administrative Committee said March 28. (CNS photo/Yuri Gripas, Reuters)

To honor Rev. King, ‘deepen’ commitment to work for justice, bishops urge

Catholic News Service
March 29, 2018
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As the most prominent civil rights activist of his time, Rev. King fought for all races and against a system that promoted racism and racial divide

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Holy Thursday

Archbishop William E. Lori
March 29, 2018
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This night we come together as one, priests and people, around the table of the Lord. Let us come not only with a renewed and deepened appreciation but indeed with genuine praise and thanksgiving to the Lord who loves us more than we could ever ask or imagine, as together we say: “O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine, all praise and all thanksgiving, be every moment Thine!”

An Iraqi boy is glad to receive food provided by the Knights of Columbus. The Catholic fraternal organization has raised and committed almost $19 million in aid to Christians and other persecuted religious minorities in the Middle East. (CNS photo/courtesy Knights of Columbus)

Knights give more than $1 million to Iraqi, Syrian Christians for Easter

Catholic News Service
March 28, 2018
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As part of its ongoing support of persecuted Christians in the Middle East, the Knights of Columbus committed more than $1 million to Iraqi and Syrian Christians for Easter.

Pope Francis kisses Peter Lombardi, 12, of Columbus, Ohio, after the boy rode in the popemobile during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 28. Receiving a kiss from the pope was a wish come true for Peter, who has Down syndrome and has survived leukemia. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Young Ohio boy’s wish to meet Pope Francis comes true

Junno Arocho Esteves
March 28, 2018
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“Not only did Pope Francis kiss Peter, he asked Peter to ride in the popemobile with him,” Brenda Lombardi, Peter’s mother, told Catholic News Service.

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, longtime chaplain of the Loyola University Chicago men's basketball team and campus icon, gives a thumbs up after the team defeated the Nevada Wolf Pack in the semifinals of the South regional of the 2018 NCAA Tournament March 24 in Atlanta. (CNS photo/Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters)

Why Sister Jean and Father Rob matter

Father Patrick Kelly
March 28, 2018
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They are showing us a distinctively Catholic way of engaging with sport as an aspect of culture. This is characterized by what some have described as the Catholic “and.”

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