New U.K. survey: 4 percent of Catholics will not return to church after pandemic September 9, 2020By Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Only a small minority of British Catholics said they would not return to worship in church when the coronavirus pandemic is fully over, according to a new survey.
New life in Catholic education September 9, 2020By Carolyn Woo Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary The dogged efforts to hold on to or retrofit legacy models failed to halt the large-scale exit of about half of Catholic schools since the ’60s. Nevertheless, in the past two decades, with urgency and many people stepping up, new approaches and mindsets have burst with boldness and vigor.
Report abuse learned in confession or go to jail, says Australian state September 9, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News A new law requires priests in the state of Queensland to break the seal of confession to report child sex abuse to police or face three years in jail.
St. Damien’s relatives speak up against criticism of saint’s statue in U.S. Capitol September 9, 2020By Patrick Downes Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, U.S. Congress, Uncategorized, World News Upset by the suggestion raised by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, that St. Damien was a white supremacist colonizer, two of the saint’s Belgian relatives, representing his extended family, wrote her an open letter Aug. 20.
Virtual pilgrimage, concrete donation: Holy Land Catholics ask for help September 9, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Franciscan Father Francesco Patton, custos of the Holy Land, asked Catholics around the world to make a virtual pilgrimage to the Holy Land and make a real donation to support the church in the region.
Patricia Kelly, tireless pro-life advocate and legislative lobbyist, dies at 88 September 8, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Respect Life Patricia Kelly, a tireless advocate for the pro-life cause whose gentle but persistent lobbying efforts helped secure a ban on physician-assisted suicide in Maryland, died Sept. 4 at Portumna, her family farm in Carroll County.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Sherita Thomas discusses ways of addressing systemic racism September 8, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Radio Interview The summer of 2020 has seen racial strife, fueled by the deaths of several African Americans at the hands of police. How do Black Catholics view this time in our history, and what is the Archdiocese of Baltimore doing to address systemic racism?
A time of blessings and beginnings September 8, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Today as we reflect on the birth of the Blessed Mother, my sons are beginning the school year.
Gossip is tool of the devil to divide the church, pope says September 8, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Video, World News Gossip is “a plague worse than COVID,” Pope Francis said, asserting that while speaking ill of others comes almost naturally, it is a tool of the devil to divide the church.
Pope accepts resignation of bishop-designate of Duluth, following accusation September 8, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Father Michel J. Mulloy — who had been appointed but not installed as bishop of Duluth, Minnesota — after an allegation of sexual abuse was raised against him from the 1980s when he was a priest in South Dakota.
Pope will sign new encyclical in Assisi Oct. 3 September 5, 2020By Cindy Wooden Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis will travel to Assisi Oct. 3 to sign an encyclical on the social, political and economic obligations that flow from a belief that all people are children of God and therefore brothers and sisters to one another.
Back to school, pandemic-style: 8 things children want you to know September 5, 2020By Robyn Barberry Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Unconditional Going back to school amid a pandemic is a big change, and no matter where students are learning, it can be overwhelming.
