‘The Way Back,’ ‘Pray,’ Dolly Parton special win Christopher Awards April 26, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News The feature film “The Way Back,” a documentary on Father Patrick Peyton, and a Christmas special featuring Dolly Parton were among this year’s Christopher Award winners.
Pray, be poor, be close to the people, pope tells new priests April 26, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Video, Vocations, World News The priesthood “is not a career, it is a service,” Pope Francis told nine men just before ordaining them to the priesthood for the Diocese of Rome.
Gunmen in South Sudan wound bishop-designate weeks before his installation April 26, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Unidentified gunmen broke into the home of the bishop-designate of Rumbek, South Sudan, shot him in both legs and fled, according to church news reports.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Catholic themes in Shakespeare April 26, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Books, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview As we commemorate the bard’s birthday in April, Christopher Gunty talks Shakespeare with Sean Lewis, associate professor of English at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, and Robert Miola, professor of English and a lecturer in classics at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore.
The quest to be ‘somebody’ online forgets who we really are April 26, 2021By Brett Robinson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Parenting Our dignity comes from the fact that God has created us and we have a soul that is cherished by him. The fact that young people seek YouTube stardom so passionately should be a wake-up call to the church.
The cicadas are coming and other poems (7 Quick Takes) April 24, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Cicadas, Commentary, Open Window 7 poems sharing 7 topics on my mind, including the impending arrival of the cicadas
After 75-year delay, WWII veteran receives Bronze Star April 23, 2021By Kevin J. Parks Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News Seventy-five years after Melvin Jonczak Sr. put his life in peril in World War II, he finally received recognition for that service.
Pope celebrates name day at Vatican vaccination clinic April 23, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Celebrating his name day, the feast of St. George, Pope Francis was serenaded by hundreds of Rome’s most vulnerable residents and the people who assist them.
The gift of infertility April 22, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window There is an emptiness and sorrow to infertility that is hard to describe.
People must care for creation or face self-destruction, pope says April 22, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News When it comes to safeguarding creation, there is no time to waste — humanity either must live up to its responsibility or continue on a path of self-destruction, Pope Francis said, commemorating Earth Day with a video message.
Archbishop Lori announces clergy appointments, including new pastors April 22, 2021By Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori has announced clergy appointments, including new pastors.
The grace to bloom where we’re planted April 21, 2021By Elise Italiano Ureneck Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary His life was enriched by a community that chose him, not the other way around. It took an investment of time — well more than a decade — to reap the benefits.
