The series brings to screens for the first time the heroic legends of the Second Age of Middle-earth, set thousands of years before the events of “The Lord of the Rings”: a time that saw the rise and fall of the great island kingdom of Numenor, the return and first defeat of the evil Lord Sauron, and the forging of the titular Rings of Power. By Stefano Rebeggiani, Angelus News
A soldier from the Michigan National Guard lays a wreath Aug. 23, 2022, at a monument dedicated to all of the Ukrainian-American soldiers who gave their lives for their country. (CNS photo/Daniel Meloy, Detroit Catholic)
