Invoking Mary’s intercession for the U.S. together as Catholics is imperative for a country beset by multiple crises, said bishops participating a virtual “Rosary for America” Oct. 7, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.

As the coronavirus pandemic enters its seventh month, the Archdiocese of Baltimore is adjusting some of its safety guidance on celebrating Mass, including allowing priests to greet parishioners while wearing a mask and permitting small ensembles to provide music.

Christopher Gunty talks with Father David Guffey, C.S.C., executive producer of the new documentary, “Pray: The Life of Patrick Peyton.” George Matysek interviews Father David Meconi, S.J., a professor at St. Louis University, about his new book, “101 Surprising Facts about Mary.”

During her nine years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Francis Anne ministered for two different terms at what is now University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson. She also served for a time as coordinator of St. Anthony Convent in Baltimore.

People who think politics is sinking to new lows may find comfort in knowing Pope Francis also is concerned about the debasement of what church teaching has described as a “lofty vocation.”