Pope says Mary comforts all those who die alone, reiterates she is not a “co-redemptrix” March 24, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News As he has underlined often, the pope reiterated that Mary is not a “co-redemptrix.” For decades, some Catholics have been petitioning the popes to recognize Mary as co-redemptrix to highlight the essential role she played in redemption.
15 Baltimore Catholic school products who had a lasting impact on basketball March 24, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Sports The Baltimore Catholic League is celebrating its 50th tournament this week. In order to appreciate where it’s been and where it’s going, here’s the Catholic Review’s look at the 15 players who came out of a Catholic high school in Baltimore and had the most-lasting impact on the game.
Easter church attendance likely to be far behind pre-pandemic levels March 23, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Easter, Feature, News, World News Only 3% of Catholic churches in the United States are open and having Mass as they had before the pandemic, according to a new Pew Research Center report issued March 22.
Ramblers’ celebrated chaplain has big fan base in Los Angeles Archdiocese March 23, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Sports, World News By her own admission, “Sister Jean 101” could be the name of an introductory course taught at the Loyola University Chicago these days.
Deacon Chesnavage, World War II veteran who comforted the sick, dies at 100 March 23, 2021By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon Albert Chesnavage, a World War II veteran who became one of the first members of the revived permanent diaconate in the 1970s, died March 19 at his home in Dundalk. He was 100.
Legionaries’ updated abuse report names four more who worked in U.S. March 23, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Legionaries of Christ received seven new allegations of sexual abuse against members of the congregation in 2020 and released the names of four additional members who ministered in the United States and had substantiated sexual abuse allegations made against them.
Coach of the Year Myles has St. Frances Academy primed for fourth straight BCL title March 23, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports The March 24 semifinals will pit three-time champion St. Frances Academy against Our Lady of Mount Carmel at 5:30 p.m., and Archbishop Spalding against The John Carroll School at 7:30 p.m.
Archdiocese of Baltimore makes no changes to Mass capacity for Easter March 23, 2021By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Easter, Local News, News Despite some changes in capacity limits in Maryland in mid-March, Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore won’t see many changes at their parishes for Holy Week and the Easter season.
Catholic leaders welcome move to ditch ‘Maryland, My Maryland’ March 22, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice Father Raymond Harris, pastor of Holy Family in Randallstown and a member of Archbishop William E. Lori’s working group on racism, said he can’t understand why any Marylander today would want to sing a song that celebrates the Confederacy.
Cardinal Gibbons’ death moved many March 22, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News, Our Back Pages A sub-headline in the April 2, 1921, issue of the Review “Estimated that more than 150,000 persons viewed the body of his eminence as he lay in state at the cathedral,” America’s oldest, now the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
RADIO INTERVIEW: St. Ignatius Loyola and the Spiritual Exercises March 22, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints On the March 21 episode of “Catholic Review Radio,” Jesuit Father Stephen Spahn talks about St. Ignatius Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises.
Pope elevates Ireland’s national Knock Shrine to international status March 22, 2021By Sarah Mac Donald Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The qualities embodied in Pope Francis’ papacy that led to the coinage of the term “Francis Factor” to define them still exist, according to participants on a panel during a March 18 dialogue.
