In new year recommendations, Catholic bishops in the Central African Republic are urging the government to ensure free and timely elections.
Bishops urge Central African Republic leaders to face challenges in 2020
Movie: ‘Bad Boys for Life’
In the tradition of its predecessors, the third outing, “Bad Boys for Life” (Columbia), is a gleeful shoot’em-up that revels in violence for its own sake.
Breaking the chains of poverty through Catholic education
Let us break the chains of poverty with the help of Catholic education.
Judge blocks Trump’s order on state refugee resettlement
A federal judge in Maryland issued a preliminary injunction Jan. 15 blocking the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order that would allow state and local government officials to reject resettling refugees in their jurisdictions.
God’s word can never be ‘enchained,’ pope says at audience
The pope concluded his series of talks on the Acts of the Apostles with a reflection on St. Paul’s imprisonment in Rome.
Rome-brokered peace deal increases chances of papal visit to South Sudan
A newly brokered peace deal between the government of South Sudan and opposition leaders increased the chance of a papal visit to the African nation.
Trebek cites ‘power of prayer’ in accepting Fordham Founders’ Award
“Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek and his wife, Jean, received Fordham University’s Founders’ Award at a Jan. 7 reception in Los Angeles.
Movie: ‘Dolittle’
This take of “Dolittle” (Universal) is a chaotic comic adventure, colorful, jaunty but unfocused and somewhat slipshod.