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Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott star in a scene from the movie "Aladdin." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG -- parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children. (CNS photo/Disney)

Movie Review: ‘Aladdin’

John Mulderig
May 23, 2019
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Though the magical tale of Aladdin is centuries old, it’s probably best known to contemporary audiences through two relatively recent products of pop culture: the 1992 animated film with Robin Williams and the Broadway musical derived from it, which continues a run that began in 2014.

Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory arrives for his installation Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington May 21, 2019. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Washington’s new archbishop urges renewed faith amid recent challenges

Carol Zimmermann
May 21, 2019
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During his installation ceremony as the new archbishop of Washington, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory acknowledged the struggles that have recently impacted the Catholic Church and urged Catholic leaders and laity not to lose faith.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet flies above the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea May 18, 2019. Steps to open avenues for people-to-people diplomacy would go a long way to tamp down tensions between the United States and Iran, said a U.N. representative of Pax Christi International. (CNS photo/Lt. Logan Holshey, U.S. Navy handout via Reuters)

People-to-people diplomacy suggested to ease U.S.-Iran tensions

Dennis Sadowski
May 21, 2019
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Steps to open avenues for people-to-people diplomacy would go a long way to tamp down tensions between the United States and Iran, said a U.N. representative of Pax Christi International.

Father Erik J. Arnold is shown in December 2017 praying with the Henderson family, after they were displaced from their Ellicott City home by fire. Father Arnold, who will move July 1 from Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ellicott City to St. John the Evangelist in Severna Park, emphasizes the importance of the pastorate planning process even for single-parish pastorates. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Pastorate planning focuses on mission priorities

Catholic Review Staff
May 21, 2019
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Over the past 18 months, nine pilot pastorates and eight Phase IA pastorates have taken Archbishop Lori’s pastoral letter and Pope Francis’ words in “Evangelii Gaudium” (“The Joy of the Gospel”) to heart, considering what it means to be a pastorate that is “suitably channeled for the evangelization of today’s world rather than for her self-preservation” and rethinking the “goals, structures, style and methods of evangelization in their respective communities.”

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles speaks during a lecture at The Catholic University of America in Washington Feb. 6, 2019. The Los Angeles Archdiocese and five other California dioceses, Fresno, Orange, Sacramento, San Bernardino and San Diego, announced a new independent compensation program for sex abuse victims. Archbishop Gomez and the state's other Catholic bishops also are speaking out against a bill to do away with the seal of confession in cases of abuse. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

California confession bill amended, but church leaders say it still targets priests

Pablo Kay
May 21, 2019
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Church officials are urging Catholics to continue to oppose a California bill that would force priests to disclose information about child sexual abuse that they hear in the sacrament of confession.

A coach kneels in prayer Oct. 13, 2018, during a high school game at Hurley Field in Berkeley, Mich. As part of a new pastoral note encouraging Catholics in the Archdiocese of Detroit to keep Sunday as a day of holiness, rest and family togetherness, Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron introduced a new policy requiring Catholic parishes and schools to stop scheduling athletic games and practices on Sundays. (CNS photo/Tim Fuller, courtesy Archdiocese of Detroit)

No more Sunday games for Detroit Catholic parish, school sports teams

Mike Stechschulte
May 20, 2019
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As part of a new pastoral note encouraging Catholics in the Archdiocese of Detroit to keep Sunday as a day of holiness, rest and family togetherness, Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron introduced a new policy requiring Catholic parishes and schools to stop scheduling athletic games and practices on Sundays.

Muslims gather at The Noble Sanctuary in Jerusalem's Old City May 16, 2019. U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke said in Rome May 17 that limiting the number of Muslims allowed to immigrate to traditionally Christian nations would be a prudent decision on the part of politicians. (CNS photo/Ammar Awad, Reuters)

Limiting Muslim immigration is patriotic, U.S. cardinal says

Robert Duncan
May 20, 2019
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Limiting the number of Muslims allowed to immigrate to traditionally Christian nations would be a prudent decision on the part of politicians, said U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke.

Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory concelebrates Mass during the Catholic convocation in Orlando, Fla., in this July 2, 2017, file photo. On April 4, 2019, Pope Francis named Archbishop Gregory to head the Archdiocese of Washington. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Washington’s archbishop plans to get ‘out in field’ to meet people, listen

Julie Asher
May 19, 2019
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The “first and most important thing” is “getting out in the field and meeting the people,” Archbishop Gregory told Catholic News Service in a May 17 interview.

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