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Students enrolled in nonpublic schools from throughout the state of Maryland gathered in Annapolis on March 4 for Nonpublic School Advocacy Day. In the moments leading up to a rally with Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, the students played a trivia game with questions about state government and programs that benefit nonpublic schools. (CS photo/Mihoko Owada)

Catholic students, others advocate for programs benefiting nonpublic schools in Annapolis

Josephine von Dohlen
March 6, 2020
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Nearly 1,000 Maryland students and teachers, including many Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, gathered in Annapolis to advocate for state programs benefiting nonpublic schools.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are pictured in a combination photo. Roberts, accustomed to writing in-depth opinions on court cases, penned a rare statement March 4, 2020, denouncing remarks made earlier that day at a rally outside the court by Schumer. (CNS photo/Jim Young/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

Chief Justice Roberts responds to Sen. Schumer’s remarks at court rally

Carol Zimmermann
March 5, 2020
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Chief Justice John Roberts, accustomed to writing in-depth opinions on court cases, penned a rare statement March 4 denouncing remarks made earlier that day by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, at a rally outside the Supreme Court.

Anya Taylor-Joy stars in a scene from the movie "Emma." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (CNS photo/Focus Features)

Movie Review: ‘Emma’

John Mulderig
March 5, 2020
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“Emma” is a delightful screen version of Jane Austen’s classic novel, lovely to look at and abounding in gentle humor.

A worker wearing a protective suit arrives to disinfect the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, March 5, 2020. (CNS photo/Mussa Qawasma, Reuters)

Bethlehem holy sites to be closed after COVID-19 reported at hotel

Judith Sudilovksy
March 5, 2020
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The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem urged its faithful to cooperate with the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health, following its order March 5 to close all schools, universities, mosques and churches, including the Church of the Nativity and Shepherd’s field.

Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer of Savannah, Ga., is pictured in a 2013 file photo. Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Hartmayer to be the archbishop of Atlanta. The appointment was announced in Washington March 5, 2020. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)

New Atlanta archbishop has deep roots in Baltimore

Tim Swift
March 5, 2020
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Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, a Conventual Franciscan priest tapped by Pope Francis March 5 to lead the Archdiocese of Atlanta, spent the early years of his ministry in the Baltimore area, serving as a religion teacher, guidance counselor and later principal of Archbishop Curley High School in the late 1970s and 1980s.

Pro-life demonstrators are seen near the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington March 4, 2020. The court heard oral arguments that same day in June Medical Services v. Russo, a challenge to a Louisiana law, passed in 2014, that requires abortion providers to have "active admitting privileges" at a hospital within 30 miles of the abortion facility. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

A divided court examines Louisiana abortion restrictions

Carol Zimmermann
March 4, 2020
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In oral arguments March 4, the Supreme Court justices expressed mixed views about a Louisiana law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a local hospital and if the abortion providers have the legal standing to challenge the state law on behalf of their patients.

A tourist wearing a protective mask visits Milan's famed cathedral, commonly referred to as the "Duomo," as it reopened to the public for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak March 2, 2020. (CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters)

As COVID-19 spreads, Catholic entities worldwide take precautions

Bronwen Dachs
March 4, 2020
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Catholic aid agencies are protecting their staff’s safety as they increase their worldwide efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19.

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