A special engagement at Sacred Heart of Mary for Graceland Park couple February 14, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News, Young Adult Ministry Brandon Holthaus and Veronica Meusel are still making plans on where they will get married. They are grateful that the proposal took place at Sacred Heart of Mary.
A good match is hard to find: Catholics try to renew a ‘hopeless’ dating culture February 14, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Young Adult Ministry Valentine’s Day has arrived and will soon have come and gone — and that can mean date anxiety for singles. Before, during and after the holiday.
High school students invited to participate in human trafficking video contest February 13, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools High school students across the United States are invited to participate in a contest to create short videos outlining what they would do to help prevent human trafficking. Sponsored by the Alliance to End Human Trafficking, an outreach of U.S. Catholic religious sisters, the contest includes monetary prizes of $1,000 for first place, $750 for second and $500 for third.
Catholic University recognized with ‘elite’ R1 research designation February 13, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News The Catholic University of America in Washington has now been granted an elite R1 research designation, joining six other Catholic institutions holding that status, the university announced Feb. 13.
Parish records transfer to seated parish for merging faith communities February 13, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come With the closing and merging of many churches in the Archdiocese of Baltimore before the beginning of this year as part of the Seek the City to Come pastoral planning initiative, more than just parishioners were moved to a new location.
Taxes should fund solidarity at home and abroad, Cardinal Parolin says February 13, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Individuals and corporations have a moral obligation to pay their fair share of taxes, and wealthy nations have an obligation to use that money to help their poorer citizens and provide aid to developing nations, the Vatican secretary of state said.
Vicar general of Diocese of Worcester, Mass., named bishop of Norwich, Conn. February 13, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Richard F. Reidy, vicar general and moderator of the curia of the Diocese of Worcester, Mass., to head the Diocese of Norwich, Conn.
Archbishop Broglio: Vatican decree on St. Teresa of Kolkata feast ‘an occasion of joy’ February 13, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News The leader of the nation’s Catholic bishops has commended Pope Francis’ move to extend to the universal Catholic Church the feast of a beloved saint and “contemporary witness” of faith.
Navigating world of dating can be a challenge for Catholics February 13, 2025By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Young Adult Ministry Young adult dating (sometimes still referred to as courtship) is an ongoing concern for the church. At a panel discussion during last summer’s National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, participants complained that the dating pool of committed Catholics is too small.
Russia’s sacrilegious war on Ukraine February 13, 2025By George Weigel OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference, War in Ukraine Those responsible for devising U.S. foreign policy should recognize how that train wreck helps define Russia’s ongoing assault on Ukraine, even as it conditions any resolution of the war worthy of the name “peace.”
U.S. bishops thank Pope Francis for support amid ‘struggle’ on migration issues February 13, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Feb. 11 thanked Pope Francis for his support for the U.S. bishops’ work with migrants and refugees amid the current “struggle” on immigration policies in the U.S.
Who are Ss. Cyril and Methodius, the other Feb. 14 saints? February 13, 2025By J.J. Ziegler OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints Not as widely known in the United States as St. Valentine are two other saints at the top of the list on Feb. 14, and recent popes have repeatedly sought to draw greater attention to them.
