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Parishioners of Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown place flowers and candles in front of a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe in December 2013. (CR file)

The Least of These: Welcoming the stranger

Erik Zygmont
June 26, 2017
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Fleeing El Salvador and a threat to her life, a young woman found refuge and new life in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. She is among the many immigrants welcomed by the Catholic Church.

Members of the class of 2017 at Mercy High School, Catherine Zuzarte, left, and Christine Joy Escobar, point to their family origins of Pakistan and the Philippines, respectively, on a globe in the school’s library. Both were archdiocesan Distinctive Scholars. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Mercy High School offers international scope

Mary K. Tilghman
June 24, 2017
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Christine Joy “CJ” Escobar, a native of the Philippines, and Catherine Zuzarte, a first-generation Pakistani-American, often feel torn between the lands of their parents and their American community. At Baltimore’s Mercy High School, however, they always felt at home.

Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori delivers the homily during the opening Mass of the Fortnight for Freedom June 21 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. Archbishop Lori is chairman of the bishops' religious liberty committee. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

National effort on religious liberty seen helping state advocacy on issue

Sean Gallagher
June 22, 2017
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Since its creation, the U.S. bishops’ religious liberty committee has garnered much attention on the national stage for its efforts to protect religious freedom and fight government infringement on that freedom.

Samuel Parker, Isabela Moner, Benjamin Flores Jr., Juliocesar Chavez and Daniel Iturriaga star in a scene from the movie "Transformers: The Last Knight." 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/Paramount)

Movie Review: ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’

John Mulderig
June 22, 2017
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Grown-ups who yearn to connect with their inner 11-year-old boy are given a two-and-a-half-hour window of opportunity to do so in “Transformers: The Last Knight” (Paramount). 

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