Archbishop on war in Ukraine: U.S. ‘must not fall into isolationism’ October 25, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News After a two-day trip to Ukraine Oct.19-20, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore said that U.S. Catholics must thoughtfully consider the implications of recent escalations in the region without succumbing to polarized political discourse.
Archbishop Lori invites Catholics to pray, join in novena before heading to the polls October 25, 2024By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Bishops, Feature, Local News, News Ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, who is also the vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is urging Catholics to pray before casting their ballots.
See Christ in the poor, reach out to help, pope tells Diocese of Rome October 25, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Catholics in the Diocese of Rome must come up with concrete projects to help the tens of thousands of poor people who live in the city and must ensure religious education classes teach the social doctrine of the church, Pope Francis said.
Church must empower women, Cardinal Fernández tells synod members October 25, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church must take concrete steps — and soon — to recognize and empower women’s leadership and ministry in the church, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, told members of the Synod of Bishops.
France’s culture minister wants visitors’ fee for Notre Dame; church of Paris says no, invites all October 25, 2024By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News The countdown has begun for the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral throughout the weekend of Dec. 7-8. As the last pieces of scaffolding are being removed on the outside, Culture Minister Rachida Dati has proposed introducing an entrance fee to visit Notre Dame, which has caused a stir.
St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore seeks Adopt a Family sponsors October 25, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Feature, Local News, News, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore, Uncategorized As the Christmas season approaches, St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore is reaching out to individuals and organizations to support its Adopt a Family program that connects generous donors with families in SVDP shelters, supportive housing programs and Head Start.
New translation project to publish Cardinal Ratzinger’s collected works in English October 25, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Books, News, Vatican, World News Libreria Editrice Vaticana, the Vatican’s publishing house, has granted Word on Fire the exclusive English-language rights to translate and publish the collected works of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, which were written in the late pope’s native German.
Benedictine Sisters accuse GOP operative of ‘public defamation’ over voter fraud claim October 25, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News A community of Benedictine Sisters in a key election swing state is deploring “false and misleading information about their membership” posted on social media by a Republican Party political operative.
French priest proposes ordinariate for TLM Catholics as ‘constructive way’ forward for church October 25, 2024By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: News, World News French Dominican Father Louis-Marie de Blignières first proposed the idea of the “traditional ordinariate” in September 2023, but continues to develop it today.
Summit opens with prayer to preserve heritage of Catholic health care in face of strong headwinds October 25, 2024By Tim Montgomery OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis opened a recent Healthcare Leadership Summit at St. John Neumann in Eagan with a prayerful call to preserve the heritage of Catholic health care in the face of strong headwinds.
From coast to coast, Catholic kids support missions in prayer, donations October 25, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Missions, News, World News, Youth Ministry In the weeks surrounding World Mission Sunday, observed Oct. 20 this year, Catholic kids from coast to coast have been supporting missions through prayers and donations.
Synodality a theme for U.S. Hispanic ministry professionals as they gather in Miami October 25, 2024By Emily Chaffins OSV News Filed Under: Hispanic Ministry, News, World News NCADDHM, established in the early 1990s to reinforce the Hispanic ministry in the United States, held this year’s conference in Miami Oct. 8-11, 2024. Approximately 200 representatives from 65 dioceses attended, even though Hurricane Milton made landfall Oct. 9, on Florida’s nearby Gulf Coast.
