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Mackenzie Davis and Brooklynn Prince star in a scene from the movie "The Turning." 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/Universal)

Movie review: ‘The Turning’

John Mulderig
January 29, 2020
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While the film provides the occasional jolt, “The Turning” suffers from fatal indecision that leads to a thoroughly incoherent ending.

Fourth degree Knight Greg van der Hagen of Hutchinson, Minn., lines up for the start of Mass Aug. 6, 2019, at the 137th annual Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention in Minneapolis. (CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, Catholic Spirit)

Knights of Columbus unveils new initiation ceremony that will be public

Catholic News Service
January 29, 2020
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After 142 years, the Knights of Columbus is pulling down a veil of secrecy that has surrounded its initiation ceremonies in an effort to better showcase the order’s core principles and its drive to help Catholic men become disciples.

Father Mark Bialek, pastor of St. John Church, Westminster, left, and Father Andrew DeFusco defend themselves during a marshmallow battle with parish school students Jan. 28 while on the school’s roof during the Day-of-Giving campaign to raise $8000 for tuition assistance and the STEM program. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Westminster priests camp out on school roof for a good cause

Kevin J. Parks
January 28, 2020
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Fathers Mark Bialek and Andrew DeFusco climbed a ladder to the top of St. John School in Westminster as the school day began Jan. 28.
Despite the chilly weather and first- and second-graders occasionally pelting them with marshmallows, they said wouldn’t come down until they reached their goal of raising $8,000 for the school.

Father Kene Onwukwe, assistant pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Mosman, Australia, poses as he and other men prepare to cut down a tree damaged by a bushfire in Wonboyn Jan. 13, 2020. Father Onwukwe is a chaplain with the army reserve currently working full time alongside soldiers supporting exhausted firefighters in the bushfire relief efforts. (CNS photo/courtesy Father Onwukwe)

Priests swap clericals for camouflage to help fight Australian fires

Catholic News Service
January 28, 2020
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SYDNEY (CNS) — Three Sydney priests have swapped clericals for camouflage to join the 3,000 Australian Defence Force reservists providing support to firefighters and communities in the grip of the bushfire crisis. Father Kene Onwukwe, assistant pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Mosman, and Father Andrew Feng, parish administrator of St. Christopher Parish, Holsworthy, are […]

The restored St. Francis Missal, a 12th-century manuscript that St. Francis of Assisi consulted as he was discerning his spiritual life, will be on display at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore from Feb. 1 to May 31. (Courtesy Walters Art Museum)

Walters exhibit showcases medieval missal used by St. Francis of Assisi

George P. Matysek Jr.
January 28, 2020
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The same book that inspired St. Francis in 1208 is expected to inspire thousands of others as the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore places it on public display for the first time in 40 years Feb. 1 through May 31.

Retired NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, 13, were among nine people killed Jan. 26, 2020, in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif. The two Catholics are pictured during a game in Las Vegas July 27, 2020. (CNS photo/Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters)

Bryant relied on Catholic faith to see him through tough personal times

Catholic News Service
January 27, 2020
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As the world mourned the loss of basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others killed in a tragic helicopter crash Jan. 26, many recalled how Bryant gave much credit to his Catholic faith for seeing him through the bad times and strengthening his marriage and family.

Students from St. Louis School in Clarksville created original prayer cards to be distributed throughout the parish as part of Catholic Schools Week activities. Eight cards were selected as part of a school art contest. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Clarksville parish rings the bell on Catholic Schools Week

Kevin J. Parks
January 27, 2020
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The archbishop dedicated a new bell tower, and stopped by a reception hosted by St. Louis School – just in time to begin Catholic Schools Week.

Tom Hanks stars in a scene from the movie "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood." 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/Sony)

Meeting God on holy ground

Father Ed Dougherty, M.M.
January 26, 2020
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The revival of interest in the work of Fred Rogers indicates that our society yearns for the culture of respect and love of neighbor that he tried to foster.

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