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Fred Rogers, the much-loved children's television figure, who died in 2003, right, is pictured with David Newell, as Speedy Delivery's Mr. McFeely, in the documentary "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" 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/Lynn Johnson, Focus Features)

Movie Review: ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’

Kurt Jensen
June 7, 2018
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To the question asked of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke, “And who is my neighbor?” Rogers would likely have answered “All of you,” adding his signature closing line, “I like you just the way you are.”

Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople greets refugees at the Moria refugee camp during a visit with Pope Francis on the island of Lesbos, Greece, April 16, 2016. In a recent letter to Patriarch Bartholomew, the pope offered reflections on their visit to Lesbos. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope applauds patriarch’s call to protect the planet, protect people

Cindy Wooden
June 7, 2018
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Pope Francis said that when he was on the Greek island of Lesbos, “while enchanted by the scenery of the blue sky and sea, I was struck by the thought that such a beautiful sea had become a tomb for men, women and children who had for the most part sought only to escape inhumane conditions in their own homelands.”

Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, speaks to journalists during a conference on building a world free of nuclear weapons, at the Vatican Nov. 10, 2017. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Cardinal Turkson to celebrate Mass at Baltimore Basilica

George P. Matysek Jr.
June 6, 2018
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Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, will celebrate the 5:30 p.m. Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore June 16.

Baker Jack Phillips decorates a cake in his Masterpiece Cakeshop in 2017 in Lakewood, Colo. In a 7-2 decision June 4, the Supreme Court sided with the baker, who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. The case put anti-discrimination laws up against freedom of speech and freedom of religious expression. (CNS photo/Rick Wilking, Reuters)

Of wedding cakes and our tenuous freedoms

Richard Doerflinger
June 6, 2018
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Richard Doerflinger finds rich ironies in the Supreme Court’s wedding cake ruling.

Helen Alvare, a law professor at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School in Arlington, Va., speaks at a May 31 event titled "The #Metoo Moment: Second Thoughts on the Sexual Revolution." The conference was sponsored by the Catholic Women's Forum and the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture. It was co-sponsored by the Catholic Information Center, the Ethics and Public Policy Center and the Archdiocese of Washington's Department of Life Issues. (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)

Women at conference speak up about #MeToo movement, sexual revolution

Emma Vinton Restuccia
June 5, 2018
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At this conference, a panel of female doctors discussed evidence and concerns about the sexual revolution from the standpoint of women’s health.

Mary Ellen Russell, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, bows her head in prayer during an Aug. 1, 2017, Mass celebrated by Bishop Denis J. Madden for the National Association of State Catholic Conference Directors. The liturgy was held at St. Mary Church in Annapolis. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Russell joins archdiocese as community affairs director

Christopher Gunty
June 4, 2018
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“I am honored to be asked to serve the archdiocese in this capacity and thrilled to have the opportunity to support the good work of the church,” Russell said.

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