Calvert Hall Announces $2.3 million commitment to Creighton Family Scholarship January 12, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Calvert Hall College High School in Towson announced that it has received a $2.3 million commitment to establish the Creighton Family Scholarship.
Catholic refugees from Afghanistan in ‘purgatory’ waiting for visas January 12, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Although the United States left Afghanistan at the end of August, it left behind thousands still affected by the resulting turmoil. Among them is an Afghan Catholic family of five.
Indiana seminarians chop wood to help rural neighbors stay warm January 12, 2022By Sean Gallagher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Uncategorized, Vocations, World News For more than 40 years, seminarian from St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in St. Meinrad have volunteered in what is now called Project Warm, which provides firewood to people in need in Indiana.
Called to forgive, not condemn January 12, 2022By Father Joseph Breighner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Respect Life, Wit & Wisdom We pro-life people are trying to save lives. I’m not interested in condemning anyone who has had an abortion. Abortion is its own punishment.
Pope pops by his favorite record store to say ‘hello’ January 12, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis took an evening ride in a white Fiat 500 to visit a record store he used to go to when in Rome as a cardinal.
New Glen Burnie church to complete Monsignor Slade’s dream January 11, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News After some 60 years, the dream of building a bigger Catholic church in Glen Burnie will become reality.
Help youths fulfill dreams based on truth, goodness, pope tells university January 11, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Marking the 625th anniversary of a faculty of theology founded by St. Jadwiga, Queen of Poland, and supported by St. John Paul II, Pope Francis sent a written message praising the long history and mission of the faculty in Krakow, which is today part of the Pontifical University of John Paul II.
Doggone it: When a papal point misses the mark January 11, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Speaking at his general audience about the importance of parenthood, both literal and spiritual, Pope Francis again brought up his concern about a “demographic winter,” especially in Europe, where birthrates are consistently below death rates.
Poitier’s roles put civil rights issues on the big screen January 11, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News Sidney Poitier had 55 film and television credits dating back to 1947, although his last appearance was 2001 TV movie, “The Last Brickmaker in America.” Many of these films highlighted civil rights issues the United States was wrestling with at the time.
Pope, cardinal offer condolences to victims of Bronx fire that killed 17 January 11, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Pope Francis issued condolences to families of those killed in an Jan. 9 apartment building blaze in the Bronx that killed 17 people, including eight children.
RADIO INTERVIEW: 52 Masses January 10, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Daniel Markham is on a quest to visit 52 different churches over the course of a little over a year – one in each state plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Maryland Catholic Conference to host town hall on youth justice system reform January 10, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News The Maryland Catholic Conference, public policy arm of the state’s Catholic bishops, will host a Jan. 12 virtual town hall on reform of Maryland’s youth justice system 7-8 p.m.
