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Protestors and police officers face off in Selma, Ala., March 7, 1965, in what's come to be know by civil rights activists as Bloody Sunday. The iconic photo is part of a documentary "John Lewis: Good Trouble" about the longtime racial equality activist and member of Congress. (CNS photo/courtesy Magnolia Pictures)

Race and film: Fiction and nonfiction that gives food for thought

Kurt Jensen|Jun 11, 2020|6 Min Read

A backlit computer keyboard is seen in this illustration photo. With statistics showing pornography usage up during stay-at-home orders, Catholic leaders and other advocates are urging the federal government to crack down on vendors. (CNS photo/Kacper Pempel, Reuters)

Justice Department urged to aggressively prosecute pornography vendors

Kurt Jensen|May 18, 2020|4 Min Read

John Borelli, special assistant for Catholic identity and dialogue to President John J. DeGioia of Georgetown University in Washington, moderates a Feb. 25, 2020, panel on the celebration of St. John Henry Newman's life and writings at Georgetown. Also pictured are Jesuit Father John W. O'Malley, professor in Georgetown's theology department; the Rev. Mark Chapman, an Anglican priest, who a professor of the history of modern theology at the University of Oxford; and Frederick D. Aquino, a professor of theology and philosophy in the graduate school of theology at Abilene Christian University in Texas. (CNS photo/Rafael Suanes, courtesy Georgetown University)

Faith

Professor: St. John Henry Newman saw church, university as 'inseparable'

Kurt Jensen|Feb 28, 2020|3 Min Read

Andrew Abela, dean of the Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America in Washington, speaks Feb. 14, 2020, during a conference at the university on "Bringing Your Faith To Work." (CNS photo/courtesy The Catholic University of America)

Faith

Faith and the workplace not mutually exclusive, say conference speakers

Kurt Jensen|Feb 19, 2020|3 Min Read

A young woman rests during the closing Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life Jan. 24, 2020, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. Many of the pilgrims traveled across the country - some even from abroad - to attend the 47th annual March for Life. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Youthful crowd a sign that march resonates with the young

Kurt Jensen|Jan 24, 2020|3 Min Read

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan is seen Oct. 7, 2019, at the 16th annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington. He was the keynote speaker but was shouted off the stage by protesters. The daylong conference brought together immigration and civil rights attorneys, policy experts, immigration reporters and activists. (CNS photo/Yuri Gripas, Reuters)

Acting DHS head shouted down by protesters at immigration conference

Kurt Jensen|Oct 7, 2019|6 Min Read

A Catholic church destroyed by Islamic State militants in Karamdes, Iraq, is examined by a priest March 6, 2018. The genocide conducted by the Islamic State against Christian communities in Iraq and Syria has turned into continued harassment by Iran-backed militias and shows no signs of abating soon, said speakers at a Sept. 26, 2019, hearing in Washington. (CNS photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Irbil)

World

Militias' ongoing harassment of Christians in Iraq, Syria focus of hearing

Kurt Jensen|Sep 30, 2019|3 Min Read

Pro-life advocates gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 27, 2017, during the annual March for Life in Washington. According to a report released Sept. 18, 2019, by the Guttmacher Institute, which researches data on abortion, the number and rate of abortions nationwide have fallen to their lowest levels since the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion on demand in 1973. The report is based on data from 2017, the last year for which full numbers were available. (CNS photo/Leslie E. Kossoff)

Pro-life leaders say low abortion rate good news but not complete picture

Kurt Jensen|Sep 23, 2019|3 Min Read

Mahershala Ali stars as Don Shirley in the movie "Green Book." Ali

Actor joins with those struggling for religious freedom in Middle East

Kurt Jensen|Jul 18, 2019|3 Min Read

A guest asks a question during a June 14

Georgetown panel discussion examines 'a wounded church and divided nation'

Kurt Jensen|Jun 18, 2019|4 Min Read

Attendees take notes during a June 13

Faith

Young women urged to reject ego, focus on life of integrity, honesty

Kurt Jensen|Jun 18, 2019|3 Min Read

Kathleen Wilson, left, of Fredericksburg, Va., helps a new mother in 2017 with one of her newborn twins March 24 at one of the homes run by Mary's Shelter, a Catholic organization that provides housing and financial support to pregnant women in crisis for up to three years after the birth of their children. Wilson, the mother of 12 biological and adopted children, said she became a founder of Mary's Shelter to help women who might otherwise see abortion as their only other option. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

Symposium considers future with Roe v. Wade decision repealed

Kurt Jensen|May 3, 2019|3 Min Read

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