Cardinal Becciu resigns as prefect, renounces rights as cardinal September 25, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In a move apparently related to Vatican financial scandals, Pope Francis accepted Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s resignation as prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes and his renunciation of the rights associated with being a cardinal, the Vatican announced late Sept. 24.
Archbishop Lori on the good of the country September 25, 2020By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: 2020 Election, Charity in Truth, Commentary, Feature Our votes will have real-life consequences for many people. Thus, we should do our best to discern those consequences.
Notre Dame Preparatory School earns National Blue Ribbon September 24, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Blue Ribbon, Feature, Local News, News, Schools For the second time in eight years and the third time since the program began in 1982, Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson was named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
Louisville archbishop says all must now work together ‘for racial justice’ September 24, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville in a statement Sept. 23 said people should now “come together to work for racial justice,” whatever their reaction is to decisions by the grand jury and the office of Kentucky’s attorney general in the March 13 fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor by police.
Iraqi archbishop who saved ancient manuscripts nominated for EU prize September 24, 2020By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News An Iraqi archbishop who helped save hundreds of ancient manuscripts from being destroyed by Islamic State militants was among the nominees for the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize.
Movie Review: ‘Antebellum’ September 24, 2020By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, World News Far-fetched and ham-fisted, the grim fantasy “Antebellum” (Lionsgate) is marked by an outlook on timely racial issues that lacks both balance and a humane spirit.
Movie Review: ‘Infidel’ September 24, 2020By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, World News In dealing with religious conflict in Iran, it stereotypes Muslims as having beaky noses, scowling constantly and being prone to wishing, and committing, violence on those who disrespect Islam.
Several K-8, high schools in Baltimore Archdiocese experience enrollment increase September 24, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Several Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are experiencing an enrollment boom during the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump says he will sign order to ensure babies born alive receive care September 23, 2020By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News President Donald Trump said Sept. 23 he would sign an executive order to “ensure that all precious babies born alive, no matter their circumstances, receive the medical care that they deserve.”
Woe to those who gossip September 23, 2020By Elise Italiano Ureneck Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Gossip may be shared between two people, let’s say by a tweet and reply or a Facebook post on another person’s wall, but it is shared with the knowledge that both parties’ followers will see it. What is most pernicious is that it’s often shared not in spite of that knowledge but because of it.
Court appointment one more issue for the Catholic vote, legal experts say September 23, 2020By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News If there weren’t already enough heavy considerations for Catholic voters to digest before the Nov. 3 election, there is now a Supreme Court vacancy joining a global pandemic, school choice, abortion, immigration, death penalty and other timely concerns.
British prime minister’s infant son baptized Catholic September 23, 2020By Simon Caldwell Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A Catholic priest has baptized the infant son of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
