Waiting to join Little Sisters, nurse says God ‘wanted me here’ November 4, 2020By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Amanda Krow, a registered nurse who has ministered with the Little Sisters of the Poor at St. Martin’s Home for the Aged, is becoming a member of the women’s religious community.
What is heaven like? November 4, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church Heaven, in my mind, is a gathering place, a place where you are truly together – with God and with those you love.
As many expected, presidential contest not settled after Election Day November 4, 2020By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News The U.S. remains in uncertainty about the presidential race after Election Day, as a counting of the vote continues, showing Democratic candidate Joe Biden ahead in electoral votes, but not by much.
Vatican approval necessary for diocesan religious orders, pope says November 4, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Bishops who want to establish a religious order in their dioceses must first obtain the written permission of the Holy See, Pope Francis said.
In divided America, Catholics in Baltimore Archdiocese head to church on Election Day November 3, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, 2020 Election, Feature, Local News, News At a time when Americans seem deeply divided and polarized, many Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are praying for peace and unity on Election Day.
Hope is gift to seek from God, pope says on All Souls’ feast November 3, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News When life is difficult and when one is mourning the passing of a loved one, it is time to pray for the gift of hope and the ability to say with the prophet Job, “I know that my redeemer lives,” Pope Francis said.
Don’t let them divide us November 3, 2020By Hanael Bianchi Catholic Review Filed Under: 2020 Election, Commentary, Fertile Soil Social media has created two separate realities: one for Democrats and one for Republicans.
Everyone wants a piece of the pie November 2, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Not much is as American as apple pie—unless it’s making apple pie and eating it on Election Day while watching the results come in.
Holy competition November 2, 2020By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary Blessed Stanley Rother and Blessed Michael McGivney are exemplars of priestly courage, leadership and pastoral charity. Both are a source of encouragement, not only for seminarians but also for those of us already ordained.
French bishops ‘cleanse’ Nice basilica after attack November 2, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, World News The penitential rite was necessary to purify the church from the stain of a “gravely injurious act,” such as a homicide, before normal religious activities could resume, according to a Nov. 1 statement on the website of the Diocese of Nice.
Archbishop Lori says Blessed McGivney, as parish priest, embodied beatitudes November 2, 2020By Julie Asher Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News, Video, World News Blessed Michael J. McGivney was a priest of the Eight Beatitudes because he lived them “so consistently and thoroughly” as a parish priest and as the founder of the Knights of Columbus, said Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, the Knights’ supreme chaplain.
West-side pastor from Kenya casting first ballot for US president November 2, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, 2020 Election, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News More than 150 million Americans are expected to cast ballots this year. Father Isaac Makovo will be among those voting in a presidential election for the first time.
