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A young Augustus Tolton, who later became a priest, is portrayed in the movie "Across," written and directed by filmmaker Chris Foley of Nashville, Tenn. The short film tells the story of Father Tolton, who was the first African-American priest ordained for a U.S. diocese and who is a candidate for sainthood. (CNS photo/courtesy Chris Foley & Bolder Pictures)

Chicago bishop ‘touched emotionally’ by film on Father Tolton’s boyhood, family

Robert Alan Glover
March 3, 2019
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Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Joseph N. Perry, postulator of Father Augustus Tolton’s sainthood cause, said he was “touched emotionally” by the portrayal of the African-American priest’s boyhood and family life in the new short film “Across.”

Vernon Madison, one of Alabama's longest-serving death row inmates, is pictured in this handout photo. The Supreme Court is sending Madison's case back to the lower courts to determine if the inmate's dementia, brought on by strokes he suffered while on death row, should prevent him from being executed. (CNS photo/Alabama Department of Corrections handout via Reuters)

Supreme Court blocks death penalty case of inmate with dementia

Carol Zimmermann
February 28, 2019
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The Supreme Court is sending a death-row case back to the lower courts to determine if the inmate’s dementia, brought on by strokes he suffered while on death row, should prevent him from being executed.

A cross-shaped World War I memorial, a landmark in Bladensburg, Md., is pictured Feb. 26, 2019. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Feb. 27 to consider if the 40-foot cross endorses religion or is just a secular memorial. The cement and marble cross, which is on a median strip on government property in Bladensburg, memorializes local soldiers who died in World War I. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Supreme Court offers possible ground for historic memorial cross to stay

Carol Zimmermann
February 27, 2019
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The U.S. Supreme Court seemed to lean toward preserving a historic cross-shaped memorial in Maryland Feb. 27 without making overall clarifications about the constitutionality of religious symbols on public property.

CNS photo/MGM Dwayne Johnson stars in a scene from the movie "Fighting With My Family." 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.

Movie Review: ‘Fighting With My Family’

Joseph McAleer
February 27, 2019
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You can’t judge a book by its cover — or, in this case, a film by its title. “Fighting With My Family” (MGM) turns out to be an entertaining comedy-drama despite its off-putting name.

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