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Attacker of Baltimore pro-life advocates found guilty of assault Katie V. Jones February 7, 2025 A jury in Baltimore Circuit Court found Patrick Brice guilty Feb. 6 on two counts of second-degree assault and two counts of reckless endangerment for attacking two pro-life supporters May 23, 2023, outside a Planned Parenthood facility on North Howard Street in Baltimore.
Oblate Sister of Providence Mercia Delgado, a gifted artist, dies at 93 Catholic Review Staff February 7, 2025 A funeral Mass was offered Jan. 28 for Sister Mercia Delgado, a member of the Oblate Sisters of Providence for 67 years. She died Jan. 17 at age 93.
Oblate Sister of Providence Eleanor Marie Wedge, who served motherhouse, dies at 89 Catholic Review Staff February 7, 2025 A funeral Mass for Oblate Sister of Providence Eleanor Marie Wedge was offered Jan. 8 at her religious community’s motherhouse in Arbutus. Sister Eleanor Marie died Dec. 23. She was 89.
Maryland Supreme Court rules 2023 Child Victims Act is constitutional Christopher Gunty February 5, 2025 The Supreme Court of Maryland ruled Feb. 3 that the Child Victims Act passed by the General Assembly in 2023 is constitutional. The CVA removed any statute of limitations for civil suits involving child sexual abuse.
Strengthening religious practice could help reverse demographic crisis, says Irish study Sarah Mac Donald February 9, 2025 A decline in religion will likely deepen Ireland’s demographic crisis, according to a new study by a pro-family and pro-life Irish institute.
Hope chosen as theme to celebrate grandparents and elderly during Jubilee Justin McLellan February 9, 2025 “Blessed are those who have not lost hope” is the theme for the fifth World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly which will be observed in the Catholic Church July 27.
Black Catholics are determined to stay, rebuild in community ravaged by wildfires Natalie Romano February 9, 2025 Even though the flames that killed at least 17 people in Altadena are no longer a threat, the loss of community lingers — particularly for the city’s African American residents, some of whom are Catholic.
Pro-life groups welcome British cardinal’s attack on ‘irresponsible’ assisted suicide bill Jonathan Luxmoore February 8, 2025 Pro-life groups welcomed comments by the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales bitterly criticizing attempts by government-aligned parliamentarians to rush through a bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide.
Bringing clarity, context to the U.S. bishops’ stance in immigration debate Archbishop Thomas Wenski February 7, 2025 Most Americans do want a solution to the perceived chaos on our borders. The U.S. bishops following Catholic social teaching do recognize that national sovereignty affords nations’ the right to control their borders. We have never advocated for “open borders” or that “bad actors” should be admitted indiscriminately or that…
What is keeping you from heaven? Ava Lalor February 7, 2025 The only one who can keep us from heaven is ourselves.
Analysis: New immigration policies risk sending migrants back to failed states, war zones Gina Christian February 7, 2025 As part of swift and sweeping changes to immigration policy, the Trump administration is aiming to end or severely curtail two forms of immigration status that have been granted to hundreds of thousands escaping war, disaster, violence and humanitarian crises — Temporary Protected Status and humanitarian parole.
Catholics, Hippocrates, and reforming American medicine George Weigel February 6, 2025 The willful participation of physicians and other medical professionals in the practice of abortion flatly contradicts the Hippocratic Oath — long the moral framework for sound medical practice — in its original form.
Meditating on Christ’s passion with St. Thomas More Lauretta Brown February 6, 2025 These last written words from St. Thomas More offered a timely reminder to have courage and lean on Christ in the face of struggles new and old for his strength “is made perfect in weakness.”