A hundred years ago the U.S. Catholic bishops were insightful enough to realize there was a role for a news service to provide accurate information about the church, said Thomas Lorsung, retired director and editor-in-chief of Catholic News Service.

In a time when we feel deeply divided and we’ve lost so much, what could we add or multiply to help those who need it most?

Kathleen Malcotti and her mother, Lauren, are devoted to Catholic education as teachers at Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

A prominent Russian Catholic urged his nation’s bishops to condemn the mass arrest and beating of protesters, but the Moscow archdiocesan chancellor said the church could not comment on “political matters.”

Under the slightly altered title “Our Friend” (Gravitas Ventures), Teague’s award-winning piece comes to the screen as an emotionally wrenching but ultimately uplifting drama.