Distance learning expands continuing-education opportunities September 12, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations The Center for Continuing Formation opened in 1996 at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Homeland to encourage priests, bishops, deacons and lay ecclesial ministers to grow intellectually and spiritually,
New book tells the story of 16 Catholic heroes of civil and human rights September 11, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Racial Justice, Social Justice, World News The authors of a new book profiling 16 holy men and women who championed civil and human rights want readers to know: You can be a saint.
CEO of 9/11-related foundation reflects on service to first responders, vets, families September 11, 2024By Beth Griffin OSV News Filed Under: 9/11, Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News The passage of 23 years has only strengthened Frank Siller’s resolve that first responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the soldiers lost in the war that followed will never be forgotten.
Harris, Trump spar over abortion, migration, and economic policy in heated first debate September 11, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris met Sept. 10 for their first — and possibly only — debate of the 2024 presidential cycle.
Maryland Supreme Court hears arguments on constitutionality of Child Victims Act September 10, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News Arguing before the Maryland Supreme Court Sept. 10, an attorney representing the Archdiocese of Washington and an attorney representing the Key School in Annapolis called for justices to overturn the 2023 Child Victims Act as unconstitutional.
North Carolina bishop tells faithful to share Jesus’ presence with everyone they encounter September 10, 2024By Christina Lee Knauss OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Eucharist, Feature, News, World News In his homily for his first eucharistic congress as shepherd of the Charlotte Diocese, Bishop Michael T. Martin encouraged the approximately 10,000 attendees to go out into the world and share the presence of Jesus with everyone they encounter — especially people they do not know.
Before first Harris-Trump debate, party platforms offer insights into policy differences September 10, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News As former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris prepared for their first debate of the 2024 presidential cycle, their party platforms shed light on some key areas of difference between the candidates’ policy agendas.
Be reflections of God’s love, pope tells people of Timor-Leste September 10, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News hile it is tempting to want more money and more power, God works great things through those who know how to make themselves small, Pope Francis told a massive crowd in one of the world’s poorest countries.
Father Joseph Benicewicz, former president of Archbishop Curley, dies at 64 September 10, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Funeral Masses will be offered Sept. 11 and 14 for Conventual Franciscan Father Joseph Benicewicz, a Baltimore native and former president of Archbishop Curley High School In Baltimore. Father Benicewicz died unexpectedly Sept. 6 in Kensington, Conn. The 1978 graduate of Archbishop Curley was 64.
Sister Corda Marie Bergbauer, former teacher at Catholic High, dies at 98 September 10, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass will be offered Sept. 11 for Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia Corda Marie Bergbauer, a former teacher at St. Stephen School in Bradshaw and The Catholic High School of Baltimore. The former superior general of the Sisters of St. Francis died Sept. 5 at Crozer Chester Medical Center in Pennsylvania.
Archdiocese of Baltimore schools hope to welcome more Hispanic students September 10, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Kaitlyn Ramos hopes to be a bridge between Catholic schools and the Latino community in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Kenya mourns 21 young boys killed in academy dormitory fire September 9, 2024By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News As Kenya mourned the 21 young boys killed in a school dormitory fire Sept. 6 in Kieni, Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Nyeri said the church was heartbroken and urged Christians to stay close to the affected families.
