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A wooden statue of a pregnant woman is pictured in the Church of St. Mary in Traspontina.
A wooden statue of a pregnant woman is pictured in the Church of St. Mary in Traspontina as part of exhibits on the Amazon region during the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon in Rome Oct. 18, 2019. Several copies of the statue were stolen from the church and thrown into the Tiber River Oct. 21. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope apologizes that statues were vandalized, says they were recovered

Cindy Wooden
October 25, 2019
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Pope Francis apologized that two men entered a church near the Vatican, took controversial statues and tossed them into the Tiber River. “As bishop of the diocese, I apologize,” he said Oct. 25, the first time the full membership of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon was gathered since the statues were taken from […]

Pope Francis celebrates Mass Oct. 25, 2019, in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
Pope Francis celebrates Mass Oct. 25, 2019, in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Mind your own business each day to grow in holiness, pope says

Cindy Wooden
October 25, 2019
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Too often Catholics know what is going on in their neighbor’s house but pay little or no attention to the normal spiritual struggles going on in their own hearts and souls, Pope Francis said. Life involves a continuing battle “between grace and sin, between the Lord who wants to save us and pull us out […]

Members of the Little Sisters of the Poor pray during Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana April 9, 2016. The Little Sisters of the Poor filed a petition with the Supreme Court Oct. 1, 2019, asking the court to once again protect them from the contraceptive mandate of the Affordable Care Act. (CNS photo/Peter Ringenberg, Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture)

Appeals court rules against Little Sisters of the Poor over HHS mandate

Catholic News Service
October 24, 2019
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The Little Sisters of the Poor lost another round in court Oct. 22 when a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled 2 to 1 against the religious order getting a religious exemption from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services contraceptive mandate under a 2017 Trump administration rule.

Demonstrators stand next to Lebanese army soldiers during ongoing anti-government protests in Jal el Dib, Lebanon, Oct. 23, 2019. Amid a massive uprising of the Lebanese population demanding a sweeping overhaul of the country's political system, Christian leaders in Lebanon assured the people, "we hear your cry." (CNS photo/Alkis Konstantinidis, Reuters)

Lebanon’s church leaders to protesters: ‘We hear your cry’

Catholic News Service
October 24, 2019
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Amid an unprecedented, massive uprising of the Lebanese population demanding a sweeping overhaul of the country’s political system, leaders of Catholic, Orthodox and evangelical churches in Lebanon assured the people, “We hear your cry.”

Ryan Pallas, a Spanish-language student at Nazareth College, helps decorate a Day of the Dead altar at the college in Pittsford, N.Y., Nov. 2. The Mexican tradition is often observed by families who build altars in their homes and decorate them with flowers, food and sugar skulls in honor of deceased loved ones. (CNS photo/Mike Crupi, Catholic Courier)

Tuning in to our souls and nourishing them

Moises Sandoval
October 24, 2019
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We communicate with the dead when we pray to the saints, canonized or not. So it is not a far stretch to believe that souls are close by and in touch.

Kamila Kaminska stars in a scene from the movie "Love and Mercy: Faustina." The new film is on the life of St. Faustina Kowalska, the Polish nun whose visions of Jesus led to the Divine Mercy devotion. (CNS photo/courtesy of Kondrat-Media)

New film on St. Faustina will be shown in theaters two nights only

Mark Pattison
October 24, 2019
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A new film on the life of St. Faustina Kowalska, the Polish nun whose visions of Jesus led to the Divine Mercy devotion, will have a two-night showing Oct. 28 and Dec. 2 on more than 700 screens across the United States.

Cynthia Erivo stars in a scene from the movie "Harriet." 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. (CNS photo/Focus Features)

Movie Review: ‘Harriet’

Sister Hosea Rupprecht
October 24, 2019
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“Harriet” is a long overdue drama chronicling the exploits of the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, Maryland-born Harriet Tubman.

Archbishop William E. Lori, center, supporters and dignitaries participate in a ceremonial groundbreaking Oct. 23 for the new Mother Mary Lange Catholic School in the Poppleton community adjacent to Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Baltimore City. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Archdiocese breaks ground for Mother Mary Lange Catholic School

Christopher Gunty
October 23, 2019
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“I’m excited to see a beautiful new school be created on that site. I’m thinking about all the opportunity that this school will provide young people who live in our city, to grow in every way – spiritually, physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially,” the archbishop said.

Pallbearers escort the casket down the steps of St. Ignatius in Baltimore Oct. 23 after the funeral Mass offered for Thomas J. D’Alesandro III, the 43rd mayor of Baltimore. (Paul McMullen/CR Staff)

D’Alesandro remembered for dignity to those ‘on the margins’

Paul McMullen
October 23, 2019
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“The teachings of Jesus set your foundation,” Father Watters said. “As you especially championed African-Americans in this city, (the Gospel) resonated in your heart. … You modeled respect for all people, and dignity for those on the margins.”

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