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Anthony Hopkins portrays retired Pope Benedict XVI and Jonathan Pryce portrays Pope Francis in a scene from the movie "The Two Popes."
Anthony Hopkins portrays retired Pope Benedict XVI and Jonathan Pryce portrays Pope Francis in a scene from the movie "The Two Popes." 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/Peter Mountain, courtesy NETFLIX)

The One Pope

Bishop Robert Barron
January 3, 2020
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I would have been happy to watch four hours of a film that was as honest and insightful about Joseph Ratzinger as it was about Jorge Mario Bergoglio.

Demonstrators attend a Jan. 3, 2020, protest in Tehran, Iran, against the assassination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone airstrike at Baghdad International Airport earlier that day. (CNS photo/Nazanin Tabatabaee, West Asia News Agency via Reuters)

Chaldean Catholic Archbishop: Iraqis have ‘big anxiety’ after drone kills Iranian general

Dale Gavlak
January 3, 2020
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Iraqis fear their country, already weary from years of war, may be dragged into a conflict between the United States and Iran, following the U.S.-targeted killing in Baghdad of Iran’s top general, Qassem Soleimani.

The Wise Men, left, journey toward the stable in the Nativity scene at its unveiling Dec. 5 in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (Christopher Gunty/CR Staff)

Journey to the light

Christopher Gunty
January 3, 2020
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We don’t stop celebrating his birth just because the stores take down decorations and end the sales. We find the light in the manger and we trek to the Lord with all who seek him.

Pro-life advocates attend the annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 27. "Love Saves Lives" will be the theme for the 2018 March for Life Jan. 19. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

March for Life theme borrows page from suffragist centennial

Mark Pattison
January 2, 2020
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The March for Life, the annual march in Washington to protest legalized abortion in the United States, is tying itself in 2020 to the women’s suffrage movement for the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.

A woman pulls Pope Francis' hand as he greets people while walking to visit the Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Dec. 31, 2019. At his Jan. 1 Angelus the pope apologized for the "bad example" he gave when he slapped this woman's hand. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope begins New Year with apology, prayers for peace

Cindy Wooden
December 31, 2019
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Pope Francis began the New Year with an apology for losing his patience the night before with a woman who grabbed his hand and yanked him closer to her while he was greeting people in St. Peter’s Square.

Police and fire department officials in White Settlement, Texas, surround West Freeway Church of Christ Dec. 29, 2019. A gunman killed two parishioners there that same day. (CNS photo/Yffy Yossifor, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, TNS,ABACAPRESS.COM via Reuters)

Texas bishops offer prayers for those affected by fatal church shooting

Catholic News Service
December 30, 2019
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Two Texas Catholic bishops offered words of condolence and prayers to the members and families of the victims of a church shooting in which two worshippers were killed.

People gather at Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg's residence in Monsey, N.Y., Dec. 29, 2019. A machete-wielding man attacked the residence during a Hanukkah celebration the night before. (CNS photo/Jeenah Moon, Reuters)

Catholic, Christian, Muslim voices condemn knife attack on N.Y. rabbi

Catholic News Service
December 30, 2019
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A host of voices from throughout the religious spectrum condemned the Dec. 28 knife attack at the suburban New York City home of a Hasidic rabbi that wounded five, one of them critically.

Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Eliza Scanlen and Florence Pugh star in a scene from the movie "Little Women." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association rating is PG -- parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children. (CNS photo/Sony)

Discover a beautifully told story with the new ‘Little Women’ film

Rita Buettner
December 30, 2019
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“Little Women” has been performed many times, but my favorite rendition doesn’t feature Elizabeth Taylor or Winona Ryder.

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