West Baltimore parish blesses renovations to church and iconic dome July 25, 2022By Mitzy Deras Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Despite a day of blistering heat, members of St. Bernardine Catholic Church in Baltimore, weren’t dissuaded from celebrating the restoration of the parish’s iconic dome.
Cardinal Gregory issues norms to implement pope’s ‘Traditionis Custodes’ July 25, 2022By Mark Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington promulgated liturgical norms July 22 for implementing Pope Francis’ apostolic letter “Traditionis Custodes” (“Guardians of the Tradition”), which limits celebrations of the Mass according to the rite used before the Second Vatican Council.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Parish Renewal July 25, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview It’s been about a year since Archbishop William E. Lori established the Office of Parish Renewal to help strengthen faith communities throughout the archdiocese and support parishes in forming missionary disciples.
Pope arrives in Canada focused on elders and on repentance July 25, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After a flight of more than 10 hours from Rome, Pope Francis landed in Edmonton and met briefly at the airport with Indigenous leaders, Canada’s governor general and prime minister before heading to the local seminary for a rest.
Michigan governor vetoes budget funds for pregnancy, adoption resources July 22, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s line-item veto of more than $20 million in funding to support adoption programs, pregnancy resource centers and grants to help struggling mothers is “terribly unfortunate,” the Michigan Catholic Conference said.
Georgia’s ‘heartbeat law’ takes effect after appeals court lifts injunction July 22, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Georgia’s “heartbeat law” is now in effect after a July 20 ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that reversed a lower court decision and said the law should be permitted to take effect immediately.
Pax Christi USA has remained persistent in pursuit of peace for 50 years July 22, 2022By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Inspired by St. John XXIII’s encyclical “Pacem in Terris” (“Peace on Earth”), the outcomes of the Second Vatican Council and the founding of Pax Christi International from the rubble of two devastating world wars, Eileen Egan and Gordon Zahn sought to bring together Catholics who were outspoken advocates for civil rights, economic justice and ending the Vietnam War.
Lithuanian archbishop urges firmer church stance on war in Ukraine July 22, 2022By Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News The top representative of Europe’s Catholic bishops said the Vatican is changing its approach to the war in Ukraine because of the unlikelihood of a mediated settlement, and praised the resilience of Ukrainians in withstanding Russian aggression.
Pope modifies Opus Dei’s relationship to Curia, highlighting its ‘charism’ July 22, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Saying he wanted to highlight the spiritual gifts of Opus Dei and its contributions to the Catholic Church’s evangelizing activities, Pope Francis said it will now work with and answer to the Dicastery for Clergy, rather than the Dicastery for Bishops.
Rachel’s Vineyard retreats offer post-abortion healing July 21, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The purpose of the retreat is “helping men and women open their hearts to Jesus Christ as the healer,” he said, adding that “it is not just emotional, but a spiritual journey of the heart.”
Blessed Virgin Mary statue returns to Mount, but renovations aren’t complete July 21, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News A 25-foot statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was returned July 20 to her perch at the National Shrine Grotto overlooking Mount St. Mary’s University, but not yet as a finished product.
Documents detailing Portuguese Inquisition to become available online July 21, 2022By Judith Sudilovksy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News Rare documentation of the Portuguese Inquisition with detailed information about the sentencing trials which took place 500 years ago have been digitized for the first time in the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People Jerusalem’s National Library of Israel.
