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Barbara Smith was commissioned as a lay missioner by the Salesians of Don Bosco. (Courtesy Clare Pressimone)

Brunswick parishioner begins ministry in Cambodia

Catholic Review Staff
September 19, 2019
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Barbara Smith of St. Mary’s Parish in Brunswick departed for Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sept. 3 to begin teaching in one of the Salesian Sisters’ boarding high schools and live in community with the sisters for a year. She will have the option of extending for a second year.

Brad Pitt stars in a scene from the movie "Ad Astra." The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (CNS photo/Fox)

Movie Review: ‘Ad Astra’

John Mulderig
September 19, 2019
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The Latin motto from which the compelling sci-fi drama “Ad Astra” (Fox) takes its title assures us that, by persevering through difficulties, we can aspire to reach the stars.

In this undated photo, the building of Dr. Ulrich Klopfer's abortion business is seen in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind. Pro-life supporters there are asking for a search warrant to determine if more fetal remains will be found in the building. The Illinois physician died Sept. 3, 2019, and the remains of fetuses he took from the now-shuttered Indiana clinic were found in his home. (CNS photo/Ann Carey, Today's Catholic)

‘Grisly discovery’ of fetal remains at abortionist’s home sparks outrage

Ann Carey
September 19, 2019
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The Sept. 13 disclosure that the preserved remains of over 2,200 aborted babies had been found at the rural Illinois home of the recently deceased Indiana abortionist Ulrich “George” Klopfer has sparked outrage and demands for immediate investigations by authorities.

Pope Francis greets pilgrims as he arrives for his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 18, 2019. The Catholic Church will endure, despite the frailty and sins of its members, because it is God's project, Pope Francis said during the audience. (CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters)

Despite human sinfulness, God’s projects will endure, pope says

Cindy Wooden
September 18, 2019
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The Catholic Church will endure, despite the frailty and sins of its members, because it is God’s project, Pope Francis said.

Cokie Roberts, a Catholic, who was the daughter of politicians and grew up to cover the family "business" in Washington for ABC News and NPR over several decades, died at age 75 Sept. 17, 2019, in Washington of complications from breast cancer. She is pictured in an Oct. 4, 2010, photo. (CNS photo/Randy Sager, ABC photo archives)

Renowned journalist Cokie Roberts, lifelong Catholic, dies at age 75

Carol Zimmermann
September 17, 2019
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Cokie Roberts, a broadcast journalist and political commentator who spoke publicly about her Catholic faith and her admiration for the Sacred Heart sisters who taught her, died Sept. 17 due to complications from breast cancer.

Blessed John Henry Newman is seen in a portrait at a church in Rome. Although 32 annotated volumes of the cardinal's letters and diaries have been published over the last two decades, newly released material includes letters and correspondence to the future saint. (CNS photo from Crosiers)

Letters to Blessed John Henry Newman show his role as pastor, evangelist

Jonathan Luxmoore
September 17, 2019
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Thousands of documents relating to England’s 19th-century convert-cardinal, Blessed John Henry Newman, are being released ahead of his Oct. 13 canonization, highlighting his role as a pastor and evangelist, said church experts.

Denis McDonough, an executive fellow of the Keough School's Global Policy Initiative at the University of Notre Dame, speaks during a panel discussion at Georgetown University in Washington Sept. 11, 2019, on the global refugee and migration crisis. Looking on is Mizraim Belman Guerrero, a DACA recipient and politics major at Georgetown. (CNS photo/Rafael Suanes, Georgetown University)

Panelists examine ‘human costs, moral implications’ of migration crisis

Mark Zimmerman
September 16, 2019
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Facing the challenge of the migration crisis will require voices and actions taken up in solidarity with migrants across the globe, said a speaker at a Sept. 11 dialogue on immigration at Georgetown University.

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