Animated characters appear in the movie "The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating, PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (CNS photo/Open Road Films)Read More
A man walks by a dead cow in Dong Boma, South Sudan, April 12. Up to 20 million people in South Sudan, Yemen, Somalia and northeast Nigeria face the prospect of famine this year. (CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey)Read More
From left, Liv, Ava, Hannah and Juliet play dress-up last May at St. Mark School in Catonsville, which is adding a full-day program for 4-year-olds. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)Read More
A crew member films a scene for the Catholic Relief Services' short docudrama "Changing the Way We Care" June 8 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. CRS released the video Aug. 10 to help educate the public about the struggles families in poor countries go through when making the decision to place one of their children...Read More
Mary Ellen Russell, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, bows her head in prayer during an Aug. 1 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)Read More
Bishop Denis J. Madden, auxiliary bishop emeritus, poses with the National Association of State Catholic Conference Directors prior to Mass at St. Mary in Annapolis Aug. 1. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)Read More
A painting of the Assumption adorns the inner dome of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. (CR file)Read More
