Black Catholic administrators call out treatment of Haitians at border October 7, 2021By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News A group of Black Catholic administrators is calling on “Catholic leaders to do something, to say something” about undertones of racism they say is playing out in the treatment of Haitians at the U.S.-Mexico border.
This gift is for the birds October 6, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I could only think of one solution. I asked my father whether he would be willing to build a stand for the cages.
Archbishop Lori: Encountering Christ together through the synodal process October 6, 2021By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Charity in Truth, Commentary, Feature, Synodality The word “synodality” refers to a way of going about the Church’s mission, not as partisans or isolated individuals, but rather as the People of God, joined together in Christ and listening to the Holy Spirit.
Former Harford County priest pleads guilty to coercion and enticement of a minor October 6, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News Fernando Cristancho, a former priest assigned to St. Ignatius, Hickory, in Forest Hill, pleaded guilty Oct. 4 to coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, according to an Oct. 5 news release from the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office. Cristancho met the victim through the parish. He also admitted that he produced nude images of four other minor victims.
Movie Review: ‘The Addams Family 2’ October 6, 2021By Joseph McAleer Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews In the animated comedy “The Addams Family 2,” the beloved characters from the imagination of Charles Addams are as creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky as ever, and the humor remains dark and macabre, but overall good-natured.
Jesus, the source of truth, sets people free, pope says at audience October 6, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News By remaining in Jesus, Christians are free because his truth transforms their lives and guides them away from the slavery of sin toward what is good, Pope Francis said.
Plenary members consider how to bridge gap with Australia’s Indigenous October 6, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge has signaled that the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia will offer Catholic Church backing for an Indigenous voice in the nation’s constitution.
Vatican court orders prosecution to hand over video deposition October 6, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A Vatican court ruled that prosecutors must hand over video of the deposition of their main witness to lawyers representing 10 defendants, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who are all on trial on charges related to financial malfeasance and corruption.
Monsignor Charles Frederick Meisel, founding pastor of Church of the Nativity, dies at 96 October 6, 2021By Lisa Harlow Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor Charles Frederick Meisel, founding pastor of Church of the Nativity in Timonium and a mentor to upcoming priests, died Oct. 2 at Stella Maris. He was 96, and at the time of his death was the oldest living archdiocesan priest.
Cada persona que cruza la frontera lleva la imagen de Dios, dice el Arzobispo Lori October 5, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español Durante su homilía en la misa en conmemoración de la Semana Nacional de la Migración el 25 de septiembre, el Arzobispo William E. Lori recordó a su abuelo siciliano, quien llegó a los Estados Unidos desde Italia en una época en la que muchos rechazaban la llegada de inmigrantes provenientes del sur de Europa.
Programa de becas académicas Socios en Excelencia (PIE) celebra 25 años de brindar educación católica a niños en Baltimore October 5, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español Riccy Amador considera una bendición el haber sido becaria del programa de becas académicas Socios en Excelencia (“Partners in Excellence” o “PIE” por sus siglas en inglés) de la Arquidiócesis de Baltimore. “Al crecer, muchas puertas se me cerraron porque no tenía la residencia”, dijo en su discurso durante el desayuno para la recaudación de […]
Group burial of urns provides opportunity for closure for loved ones October 5, 2021By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News If you have an urn or vessel containing the remains of a loved one sitting on a shelf in your home, Father Patrick Carrion would like to help you put that to rest.
