Mission begins by meeting Jesus in the Scriptures and Eucharist, pope says January 27, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments Having come to know Jesus through the Scriptures and in the Eucharist, Catholics are called to share with others the hope and joy that come from faith and that endure even when life gets difficult, Pope Francis said.
Catholic Charities assists in counting Baltimore’s homeless population January 27, 2023By Gary Lambrecht Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice Our Daily Bread Employment Center partnered with the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office to lead an effort to count every poverty-stricken person experiencing previously undocumented homelessness.
Bishop’s heroic crusade against America’s suicide epidemic is personal January 27, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News For Bishop John P. Dolan, his mental health ministry expertise has come at a terrible personal price — which is why he has also become one of the most outspoken American prelates on the necessity of spiritual accompaniment for those suffering from mental illness.
Gov. Moore’s budget cuts BOOST, proposes phase-out of scholarship program January 26, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Schools Gov. Wes Moore’s newly unveiled budget cuts $2 million from a state scholarship program that helps children from low-income families attend Catholic and other nonpublic schools in Maryland.
Ukraine’s religious leaders renew invitation to pope to visit Kyiv January 26, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Ukraine’s religious leaders asked Pope Francis to visit Kyiv, said Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
‘I love you, Papa!’: Maryland Catholics recall encounters with Pope Benedict XVI January 26, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Pope Benedict XVI Catholics from the Archdiocese of Baltimore share their encounters with Pope Benedict XVI, a man one lay woman called a “wise, understanding, holy man.”
Machete-wielding attacker kills sacristan, severely injures priest and other faithful in southern Spain January 26, 2023By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A Moroccan national is under arrest after a horrific attack in several Catholic churches in the southern Spanish city of Algeciras, killing one person.
Women help religions share wisdom, promote peace, pope says January 26, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The conference, “Women Building a Culture of Encounter Interreligiously,” was sponsored by the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations.
Trial of pro-life activist charged with violating federal FACE Act gets underway January 26, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A Catholic pro-life advocate is on trial for allegedly violating a federal law that protects access to abortion clinics, and the lead lawyer defending him said the charges against his client are being pursued “solely to intimidate people of faith and pro-life Americans.”
God ‘suffers’ when believers injure, ignore those God loves, pope says January 25, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican and Protestant representatives joined the pope at Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls for vespers closing the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
In interview, pope says criticism is annoying, but can be helpful January 25, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The AP interview with the pope also covered topics ranging from his health to the ongoing clerical sexual abuse crisis and from homosexuality to potential policies for regulating the retirement of a pope who renounces his office.
Pope thanks Ukrainian religious leaders for unity in the face of conflict January 25, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News As war ravages Ukraine, the country cannot be divided among religious confessions but must be united behind “mother Ukraine,” Pope Francis said.
