‘Faithful Citizenship’ reminder: Gospel cannot be parsed in partisan terms September 11, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, News, World News The U.S. bishops’ quadrennial document on political responsibility is rooted in the Catholic Church’s long-standing moral tradition that upholds human dignity and the common good of all, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City said.
Wisconsin bishop says ‘both sides’ urge response to priest’s ‘divisive’ video September 11, 2020By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News The bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, said Sept. 9 that he has privately begun “applying Gospel principles” to correct a pastor who in a video says Catholics who are Democrats must “repent” of their support for the party or “face the fires of hell.”
Dundalk student creates winning logo September 11, 2020By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools When Avery Carter, now an eighth-grader at Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke School in Dundalk, won the contest to create a logo for the Archdiocese of Baltimore Department of Catholic Schools for the 2020-21 school year, it came as no surprise to Mary Holmes, his art teacher for six years.
Archbishop Lori invites all to watch a livestream of the Chrism Mass September 10, 2020By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News On Monday, Sept.14, at 7:30 p.m. our archdiocese will finally join together in celebrating our long-postponed Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.
In difficult times, hope sustains us September 10, 2020By Father Richard Malloy, S.J. Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary Hope is the courageous work of waiting for the solution, for things to get better.
Oregon’s fire: Most churches safe, for now, offering shelter September 10, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News While the foothills of Oregon’s Cascade Mountains have been ablaze, creating red apocalyptic skies and leaving five small towns in ashes, most of the churches in the Archdiocese of Portland have not burned and many have offered shelter to thousands of evacuees.
Common good, not greed, must motivate search for vaccine, pope says September 10, 2020By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The common good — and not political or economic gain — should be at the heart of the race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, Pope Francis said.
Rights and responsibilities September 9, 2020By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Commentary, Coronavirus If each and every person takes responsibility for wearing a mask, social distancing and washing their hands frequently, we can make a difference.
Sister Joan Kerrigan, Baltimore Archdiocese educator, dies at 87 September 9, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Joan Kerrigan, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur for nearly 70 years, died Aug. 22 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, at age 87.
Stella Maris announces opening of Sister Karen McNally, RSM, Rehabilitation Center September 9, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Stella Maris, a long-term care facility located in Timonium, has officially opened the new $30 million Sister Mary Karen McNally, RSM, Rehabilitation Center.
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.
