Pope names Consolata Missionary as the first woman dicastery prefect January 6, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, Vocations, World News Pope Francis has appointed Consolata Missionary Sister Simona Brambilla to be the first woman to lead a Vatican dicastery, naming her prefect of the Dicastery for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life.
National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton opens celebration of 50th anniversary of patron’s canonization January 6, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Saints Archbishop William E. Lori helped the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton open a new exhibit marking the 50th anniversary of its patron’s canonization with a Mass Jan. 4 on her feast day.
Radio Interview: A conversation with the Baltimore Ravens’ team chaplain January 6, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Sports Rev. Johnny Shelton talks with Mark Viviano about his unique role as a chaplain and life coach for a National Football League team, sharing his faith journey and his responsibilities as a spiritual mentor in the ultra-competitive world of professional sports.
Catholic Charities among 2024 top workplace award winners January 6, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Catholic Charities of Baltimore was among several Archdiocese of Baltimore entities named a winner of a 2024 Top Workplace Award by The Baltimore Sun media group – “a prize created to highlight the importance and appeal of a people-first culture on the job.”
Cardinal McElroy chosen to succeed Cardinal Gregory as Washington’s shepherd January 6, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego has been appointed the next archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, following Pope Francis’ acceptance of the resignation of Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, the first African American cardinal, the Vatican announced Jan. 6.
St. Mary’s Seminary’s director of human formation focuses on shaping well-rounded future priests January 6, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations St. Mary’s Seminary in Roland Park is giving an added boost to the human formation of future priests with the establishment of its first-ever director of human formation.
Being human: The challenging task of 2025 January 6, 2025By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary We enter 2025 after a careening, mad season of confusion, hate, deceit and instability. The sense that things are vastly off-kilter and that centers are not holding is almost palpable.
Jail ministry, little noticed but in demand, ‘helps people hear the voice of Christ’ January 5, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: News, Social Justice, World News The work of Catholic prison and jail ministry has been carried out in the United States for decades, according to members of the Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition.
Custos: Wish of Holy Land Christians is to start again and live in peace in land of ancestors January 5, 2025By Father Patrick Briscoe OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News Amid the turmoil of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Father Francesco Patton, the custos of the Holy Land, has a unique perspective on the plight of Christians in the region.
Analysis: Migrants in US programs highly vulnerable to mass deportation push January 5, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Since President-elect Donald Trump’s Nov. 5 victory, most Americans expect him to tackle the issue of immigration within the first 100 days of reoccupying the Oval Office.
The most desired gift January 5, 2025By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, Uncategorized Sometimes, maintaining hope challenges our faith.
Mother-daughter duo’s gingerbread replica of long-awaited new Catholic school ‘a labor of love’ January 4, 2025By Dianne Towalski Filed Under: Christmas, News, Schools, World News For the past 26 years, Sue and Bailey have created special gingerbread houses for the holidays and when they heard that the school was being built, they decided that it would be their next gingerbread “house.”
