Peterson’s loss shrinks number of pro-life Democrats in House November 6, 2020By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News The Election Day defeat of Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minnesota, will shrink the number of pro-life Democrats in the House of Representatives by two when the 117th Congress is seated in January.
Pope expedites transfer of management of Secretariat of State assets November 5, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After the Vatican Secretariat of State missed a Nov. 1 deadline to hand over the management and monitoring of its own assets to two separate Vatican bodies, Pope Francis set up a commission to make the transfer and external oversight happen.
Prayers for the dead help the living, too, pope says November 5, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Praying for the dead and asking God to welcome them into his presence forever helps Christians remember what life and death are really about, Pope Francis said.
Record grant will create new baseball facility at John Carroll School November 4, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The construction of Alumni Field at Kutcher Foundation Stadium, which will have artificial turf, was made possible through the largest grant in the history of the school, the amount of which was not disclosed.
Waiting to join Little Sisters, nurse says God ‘wanted me here’ November 4, 2020By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Amanda Krow, a registered nurse who has ministered with the Little Sisters of the Poor at St. Martin’s Home for the Aged, is becoming a member of the women’s religious community.
As many expected, presidential contest not settled after Election Day November 4, 2020By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News The U.S. remains in uncertainty about the presidential race after Election Day, as a counting of the vote continues, showing Democratic candidate Joe Biden ahead in electoral votes, but not by much.
Vatican approval necessary for diocesan religious orders, pope says November 4, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Bishops who want to establish a religious order in their dioceses must first obtain the written permission of the Holy See, Pope Francis said.
In divided America, Catholics in Baltimore Archdiocese head to church on Election Day November 3, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, 2020 Election, Feature, Local News, News At a time when Americans seem deeply divided and polarized, many Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are praying for peace and unity on Election Day.
Hope is gift to seek from God, pope says on All Souls’ feast November 3, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News When life is difficult and when one is mourning the passing of a loved one, it is time to pray for the gift of hope and the ability to say with the prophet Job, “I know that my redeemer lives,” Pope Francis said.
Archbishop Lori says Blessed McGivney, as parish priest, embodied beatitudes November 2, 2020By Julie Asher Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News, Video, World News Blessed Michael J. McGivney was a priest of the Eight Beatitudes because he lived them “so consistently and thoroughly” as a parish priest and as the founder of the Knights of Columbus, said Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, the Knights’ supreme chaplain.
West-side pastor from Kenya casting first ballot for US president November 2, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, 2020 Election, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News More than 150 million Americans are expected to cast ballots this year. Father Isaac Makovo will be among those voting in a presidential election for the first time.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Saints and how to achieve holiness November 2, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints What is a saint and how do you become one? Father Jesse Bolger has the answers and also introduces us to some of the saints of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
