Citing new info, German law firm delays publication of Munich abuse study November 5, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, World News A report on the handling of sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising will not be presented this year as originally expected. The lawyers of the Munich law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl now plan to publish their findings in mid-January, reported the German church news agency KNA.
Archdiocese and OSV Institute will host workshop on innovation in evangelization November 5, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Our Sunday Visitor Institute will offer workshops Nov. 10 to help parish leaders explore how to innovate in evangelism outreach, learning how to take a project from idea to action.
Archbishop Gomez: Church must proclaim Christ ‘boldly’ in response to ‘woke’ movements November 5, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Catholic Church must proclaim Jesus Christ “boldly” and “creatively” in the face of new secular movements that promote “social justice,” “wokeness” and “intersectionality,” among other beliefs, as the answer to all of society’s ills, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said Nov. 4.
Bishops: Bill would help many but its funding of abortion is ‘unacceptable’ November 5, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The proposed Build Back Better Act has much-needed provisions “uplifting the common good,” but “it is completely unacceptable” the current House version of the bill “expands taxpayer funding of abortion,” the chairmen of six committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Nov. 3.
Father Joseph Doyle, S.S.J., Baltimore native who led New Orleans school, dies at 82 November 4, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Father Doyle was inspired to become a Josephite while he was a student at Immaculate Conception School in Towson, where he read articles in The Josephite Harvest about the Baltimore-based religious society’s ministry in the African-American community.
Fundamentally good November 4, 2021By Father Joseph Breighner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom We are made in the image and likeness of God. And God came to earth in the person of Christ to remind us of who we are, and to empower us to live like God.
Movie Review: ‘Eternals’ November 4, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews A mixed bag, both ethically and cinematically, director and co-writer Chloé Zhao’s Marvel Comics adaptation “Eternals” (Disney) is presented on an undeniably large scale.
Proposed Eucharist document needs consensus, dialogue panelists say November 4, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2021, World News The much-awaited proposed statement on the Eucharist from the U.S. bishops is striving for a consensus that may be hard to come by, said a longtime church journalist.
Bethlehem is open for business, waiting for tourists November 4, 2021By Judith Sudilovksy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News On Nov. 1, Israel opened its borders to tourists who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or can show proof of recovery within the past six months; this means tourists will also be able to reach Bethlehem. But tourists faced some hurdles with documents that need to be filled out and other travel requirements as the tourism industry tried to get back into gear.
Brother John Hollywood, S.J., who served Jesuit schools, dies at 83 November 4, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered Nov. 4 at the Chapel of Colombiere Jesuit Community in Baltimore for Jesuit Brother John B. Hollywood. Brother John, a former business administrator at Loyola Blakefield in Towson (2002-07) and a treasurer and assistant minister at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore (1980-87) died Oct. 31
Catholic High leader marks milestone November 3, 2021By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools “Dr. Nazelrod has changed the lives of many girls,” Molly McElroy said. “She believes in them.”
Supply chain delays ‘dramatically’ affect cemetery headstone industry November 3, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Supply chain issues have “affected the industry quite dramatically,” said Tim Bronleewe, CEO of OM Stone, a Hillsboro, Oregon, company that serves many Catholic cemeteries. “What used to take us 60 to 90 days now takes us six to nine months.”
