Pope John Paul I, known as the smiling pope, is pictured at the Vatican in 1978. Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause of Pope John Paul I with a decree recognizing his heroic virtues. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)Read More
Donald Davis teaches and coaches football at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, where the makeup of his team’s roster, he said, “gives every one of those kids a different understanding and appreciation for that which is unlike them.” (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)Read More
Mary and Rocky Byrd married in 1958 and joined St. Bernardine Church in West Baltimore. Despite resistance from parish leadership, they remained and became valued contributors to the church. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)Read More
Melissa Leo stars in a scene from the movie "Novitiate." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R -- restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. (CNS photo/Sony Pictures Classics)Read More
Children carry signs with the names of students who are supported by the Women’s Education Alliance during a luncheon at Cardinal Shehan School in Baltimore Nov. 7. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)Read More
Ss. James and John School sixth-grader, Mi’chael Pearson, performs for guests and supporters attending the Women’s Education Alliance luncheon at the Cardinal Shehan School in Baltimore Nov. 7. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)Read More
A drawing of John Carroll as a student at the College of English Jesuits in Saint-Omer, France, will be the basis of a sculpture to be created by artist Marine de Soos. (Ann M. Augherton/Special to the Review)Read More
A priest take pictures with a tablet as Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this July 7, 2013, file photo. The pope, at his Nov. 8 general audience, said it's "an awful thing" for people to take cellphone photos of him while celebrating Mass. (CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters)Read More
Sulpician Father Daniel Moore, director of discernment for the Sulpicians’ U.S. Province (from left); Rémy Cordonnier, director of ancient books for the Library of the Town of Saint-Omer; and Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori look over a copy of the Gutenberg Bible in the library, which houses texts from as far back as the seventh...Read More
Dick Morsey gets Alexandra Mesa exciting about processing with a crown during the offertory at Mass celebrated for Christ the King Church Nov. 5. The Mass was celebrated in the Monsignor Slade School auditorium in Glen Burnie. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)Read More