After blasts, Lebanese mobilize to pick up the pieces, physical and mental August 12, 2020By Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Some 300,000 people have been left homeless and more than 160 have been killed in the massive blast.
Catholic Charities is on a ‘Mission to Move’ August 12, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Local News, News “The Mission to Move” is a five-day virtual walk/run that invites participants to set step count goals and track them through a smartphone app called GivHero synced to a fitness tracker. Every time participants reach their goals, their sponsors make contributions to support the outreach of Catholic Charities.
Movie Review: ‘The Burnt Orange Heresy ‘ August 12, 2020By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, World News There’s Arianism, Nestorianism, semi-Pelagianism and now there’s “The Burnt Orange Heresy” (Sony).
CDC head sees need for schools to reopen but with strict health protocols August 12, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Schools, World News Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, thinks it is a good idea for schools to reopen for in-person classes but with restrictions in place to protect teachers, staff and students against the coronavirus, including “wearing a mask, washing your hands, maintaining social distancing.”
Movie Review: ‘The Grizzlies’ August 11, 2020By Sister Hosea Rupprecht Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, World News Director Miranda de Pencier’s drama tells the inspiring true story of a town that suffered the highest suicide rate in North America but found hope through the introduction of a lacrosse program for its teens.
Having it all, for Deacon Smith, meant vocation to priesthood August 11, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations After his engagement was broken off, Deacon Jeremy Smith had a life-changing conversation with Father Charles Canterna that put him on the path to the priesthood.
COVID forces Knock shrine to close Aug. 15 to discourage crowds August 11, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News The Marian shrine at Knock announced Aug. 10 that in addition to postponing the popular Knock Novena and pilgrimage because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the shrine and its church would be closed for the Aug. 15 feast of the Assumption of Mary to ensure pilgrims do not arrive anyway.
A saint for TV, a saint for today August 11, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window It was Christmas Eve and she was too sick to go to Mass. So, Mass came to her, broadcast live on a wall of her room.
Overcoming hate with mercy and love August 11, 2020By Effie Caldarola Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, For the Journey, Racial Justice Through all of the rough days ahead, we need to remind ourselves of King’s words. The God of love walks with us and helps us not to hate.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Father Robert Leavitt discusses evangelization in a secular culture August 10, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview How does the Catholic Church evangelize at at time when so many people reject organized religion? What impact does secularization have on evangelization? What do recent popes mean when they talk about the “New Evangelization and how are seminarians prepared to evangelize in a secular culture?
Pope baptizes twins after successful surgery to separate them August 10, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Their heads encased in white bandages covering the wounds where they had been conjoined, 2-year-old twins named Ervina and Prefina were baptized by Pope Francis Aug. 6 in the chapel of his residence.
Weapons must be set aside for peace to flourish, pope says August 10, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News For peace to flourish, weapons of war must be set aside, especially nuclear weapons that can obliterate entire cities and countries, Pope Francis said on the 75th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.
