Solanus Casey: a model for the value of caring June 18, 2023By Catherine Odell OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Father Solanus Casey (1870-1957) and his cause for canonization remain important to many U.S. Catholics.
Book aims to help dads recognize their power to affect their children’s lives and pass on faith, values June 18, 2023By Susan Klemond OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Mark Berchem, a parishioner of St. Joseph in West St. Paul, seeks to help dads recognize their power to affect their children’s lives and pass on faith and values.
Former NASA chemist Deacon Javier Fuentes finds faith in science and a more “satisfying” job June 17, 2023By Priscila González de Doran Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2023, News, Vocations While working as a chemical technician at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt and breaking down compounds, Deacon Javier A. Fuentes Cabrera found conviction in God’s existence.
Sales of hats NFL player created raises money for Catholic facility that helps people with special needs June 17, 2023By John Shaughnessy OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News Through the sales of his personally designed hats in the past seven months, Ted Karras — a 2011 graduate of Cathedral High School in Indianapolis and now an offensive lineman for the Cincinnati Bengals — has helped raise nearly $400,000 for the Village of Merici, an organization that provides housing, support services and educational opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities.
Pope: Visit grandparents, elderly, bring joy to their hearts June 17, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News God wants young people to bring joy to the hearts of the elderly and to learn from their experiences, Pope Francis said.
Jesuit Father Gelson, former St. Ignatius pastor, dies at 94 June 16, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Jesuit Father James N. Gelson, a former pastor of St. Ignatius in Baltimore died June 5. He was 94.
U.S. Bishops overwhelmingly approve 10-year plan to address pastoral needs of Hispanic Catholics June 16, 2023By Tony Gutierrez Filed Under: Bishops, Hispanic Ministry, News, World News The U.S. bishops approved a new National Pastoral Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministry to multiply pastoral responses addressing the realities of close to 30 million Hispanic Catholics in the U.S.
Archbishop Pierre: With Christ as ‘true north,’ synodality empowers the church to be ‘more effective’ in its mission June 16, 2023By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Synodality, World News At the U.S. Catholic bishops’ June assembly, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the papal representative to the U.S., laid out the Vatican’s case for how embracing synodality — with Jesus Christ as their “true north” — can help bishops carry out the church’s evangelizing mission with their people.
Knights of Columbus are called to take ‘co-responsibility’ for church with ‘heart of a father’ June 16, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, World News Knights of Columbus are called to have “the heart of a father” while taking “co-responsibility” for the mission of the Catholic Church.
Pope returns to Vatican, ‘is better than before,’ chief surgeon says June 16, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has returned to the Vatican after a nine-day hospital stay and intends to go ahead with his planned trips abroad in August and September, according to his chief surgeon.
Monsignor Hartnett at his peak while connecting with parishioners through sacraments June 16, 2023By Gerry Jackson Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Retirement, Vocations Monsignor Robert Hartnett, 70, said he has always tried to be welcoming and inclusive.
Deacon John Bilenki brings familial approach to ministry June 16, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2023, News, Vocations Deacon John Bilenki always has looked upon family as a blessing, and it’s the familial aspects of prayer and the church that are at the forefront of the seminarian’s thoughts as he prepares for life as a priest in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
