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Pope Benedict XVI greets Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo of Richmond, Va., during a meeting with U.S. bishops on their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican in this Jan. 19, 2012, file photo. Bishop DiLorenzo died Aug. 17. He was 75. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)

Bishop DiLorenzo “cheerfully did whatever the church asked of him,” Archbishop Lori says

George P. Matysek Jr.
August 18, 2017
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Archbishop William E. Lori remembered Richmond Bishop Francis Xavier DiLorenzo as a “good moral theologian,” an “excellent seminary rector” and a bishop who “cheerfully did whatever the church asked of him.”

A woman walks along a street in Reykjavik, Iceland, June 15. The country is on its way to "eliminate" people with Down syndrome, a report from CBS News explained, causing uproar in the pro-life community over the high numbers of abortions following prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. (CNS photo/Birgir Thor Hardarson, EPA)

Report: Iceland population of people with Down syndrome ‘disappearing’

Josephine von Dohlen
August 17, 2017
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Iceland is on its way to “eliminate” people with Down syndrome, a report from CBS News explained, causing uproar in the pro-life community over the high numbers of abortions following prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.

Animated characters appear in the movie "The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating, PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (CNS photo/Open Road Films)

Movie Review: ‘The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature’

John Mulderig
August 17, 2017
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Much of the action in the animated children’s comedy “The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature” (Open Road) unfolds at a frenzied pace. Yet, for all the sound and fury, this is in the end a bland film, unlikely to please any but the least discerning viewers.

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Opening Mass of the Holy Spirit; Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary

Archbishop William E. Lori
August 17, 2017
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As you recall, that reading pertains to the last leg of the Israelites’ journey out of Egypt, through the desert, and into the promised land, that land flowing with milk and honey. We see how once again God parted the waters so that the Ark of the Covenant, borne by the priests, could precede the people as they entered that land God swore he would give to Abraham’s descendants.

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