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Armie Hammer and Felicity Jones star in a scene from the movie "On the Basis of Sex." 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)

Movie Review: ‘On the Basis of Sex’

Kurt Jensen
January 9, 2019
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Moral courage does, of course, prevail, and the film is an unapologetically heroic narrative correct in its historical details even when the dialogue lurches into wooden cliches, lacking only a college fight song to pump up emotion at its conclusion.

The heart of St. John Vianney will be visiting the Archdiocese of Baltimore Jan. 11-13. (Courtesy Knights of Columbus)

Major relic of St. John Vianney returning to Archdiocese of Baltimore for veneration

George P. Matysek Jr.
January 9, 2019
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At a time of unrest in the Catholic Church and the nation, several priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore said they hope the upcoming visit of a major relic of a 19th-century priest known for his holiness will inspire genuine change.

Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Sam Rockwell and Andrea Wright star in a scene from the movie "Vice." The Catholic News Service classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R -- restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. (CNS photo/Annapurna Pictures)

Movie Review: ‘Vice’

John Mulderig
January 8, 2019
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Considering the history-altering events in which the film’s three main characters were involved, a more nuanced approach would have served the audience far better. As it is, “Vice’s” main appeal would appear to be the opportunity to hiss at a pair of villains.

In this 2017 file photo, former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick of Washington is pictured in Baltimore, Md. A recent news report says a decision on whether to laicize Archbishop McCarrick could happen in mid-January. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

As U.S. bishops meet, Vatican may be deciding fate of former cardinal

Rhina Guidos
January 8, 2019
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As U.S. bishops gathered in early January at a seminary in Illinois to pray and reflect about the American church’s sex abuse crisis, reports trickled out about the possible fate of one their own being decided overseas.

A tapestry showing Mary with the child Jesus, St. John Paul II and other saints is seen during a parade marking the feast of the Epiphany in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Jan. 6. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Seek Jesus, adore him, serve him and others, pope says on Epiphany

Cindy Wooden
January 6, 2019
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People find Jesus only through humble love, and once they find him, they are called to offer him the gifts of their prayer, their adoration and their care of others, Pope Francis said.

Carl Anderson, CEO of the Knights of Columbus, speaks during the 2017 Catholic convocation in Orlando, Fla. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Knights’ leader takes umbrage at Senate questioning of judge nominee

Mark Pattison
January 4, 2019
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The supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, calling the organization “an American Catholic cultural icon,” said senators have no business questioning a federal judicial nominee’s membership in the Knights over its support for church teaching on abortion and same-sex marriage.

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