Baltimore has strong presence in Church’s anti-poverty program giving the poor a voice May 12, 2021By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore “We know that charity is fine. It answers immediate needs. But to change the situation in which people find themselves impoverished is the ultimate goal. That’s what CCHD does,” Monsignor Burke said.
Fifty years a priest May 11, 2021By Father Joseph Breighner Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Wit & Wisdom I invite you to celebrate this anniversary of my ordination by inviting God into the silence of your life, by reading the Scriptures and sharing in the Eucharist.
Archbishop Lori announces clergy appointments, including new pastors and administrators May 11, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori has announced clergy appointments, including new pastors.
Being a catechist is a vocation, pope says in establishing formal ministry May 11, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Calling for formal recognition of “those lay men and women who feel called by virtue of their baptism to cooperate in the work of catechesis,” Pope Francis has instituted the “ministry of catechist.”
Indiana court dismisses former-Catholic high school teacher’s lawsuit May 11, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News An Indiana trial court May 7 dismissed the lawsuit of a former Catholic high school teacher in Indianapolis who said he was fired in 2019 because of his same-sex marriage.
Cardinal Ladaria cautions U.S. bishops on politicians and Communion May 10, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has urged the U.S. bishops to proceed with caution in their discussions about formulating a national policy “to address the situation of Catholics in public office who support legislation allowing abortion, euthanasia or other moral evils.”
Catholic actors Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson begin film on priest’s life May 10, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Filming has begun on “Stu,” which tells the story of a Father Stuart Long, a onetime boxer who became a priest and died in 2014.
Vatican dicastery forms working group on ‘excommunication of mafias’ May 10, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Marking the beatification of an Italian judge murdered by the Mafia, a Vatican office announced the formation of a working group on “the excommunication of mafias.”
RADIO INTERVIEW: The life and faith of Gerard Manley Hopkins May 10, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Shaileen Beyer speaks with Catharine Randall about her new book, “A Heart Lost in Wonder: The Life and Faith of Gerard Manley Hopkins.”
During ‘Vax Live’ concert, pope says to put health before profits by making vaccine more available May 10, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis called for a global fight against the virus of “closed nationalism” and lack of concern for the poor by supporting “the temporary suspension of intellectual property rights” that prevent the widespread manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines.
Quintuplets’ parents rely on Catholic faith in daily challenges May 8, 2021By Mark Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News When Patricia Eze jokes, “I have a full house,” she is not talking about a poker hand. On June 25, 2020, she delivered quintuplets at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland.
CYO dance leads to 52 years of marriage May 8, 2021By Karen Sampson Hoffman Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, It's about love, Local News, News They will celebrate 52 years of marriage this month, two days after this year’s Preakness. The secrets to a happy marriage, both agreed, are putting your spouse first and taking the other person’s feelings into consideration in everything you do.
