Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News
A federal judge on July 21 extended an order blocking enforcement of a provision in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which President Donald Trump signed into law July 4, that would have stopped Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid payments for a year.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, World News
In Bangladesh, grief and shock gripped the capital, Dhaka, after a military jet crashed into Milestone School and College on July 21, killing at least 31 and injuring more than 170.
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Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews
Capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist, Question Corner
Confession is a different sacrament with its own distinct focus, and it would seem to be pastoral common sense that those seeking specifically the forgiveness of any kind of sin would most fruitfully do so in the sacrament that was “custom built” for that purpose.
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Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News
The remains of former Bishop Eamonn Casey of Galway, who resigned from office in 1992 after it was revealed he had fathered a child in 1974, have been removed from their burial place in Galway Cathedral in the wake of a number of allegations of child abuse that came to light in 2024.
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Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News
Amid the destruction witnessed during their July 18–20 pastoral visit to Gaza, following the Israeli shelling of the Holy Family Parish church compound that killed three people and injured 10, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III said they found something more enduring — “the dignity of the human spirit.”
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Seniors
The Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate officially began the final phase of their 21-year-old renovation plan for St. Joseph’s Nursing Home in Catonsville June 14 when the walls of the facility’s oldest wing came tumbling down.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News
Faced with a growing financial crisis and a steady decline in parishioners, Prince of Peace Parish in Edgewood officially merged with nearby St. Francis de Sales Parish in Abingdon July 1. As a result, Prince of Peace is no longer serving as a regular worship site.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window
We have all hoped and prayed for miracles. No wonder we get excited when we hear that the Vatican has confirmed one.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News
Syrian Christian leaders say they cannot trust the Islamist-led Syrian government of Ahmed al-Sharaa to provide the safety they need after a week of deadly clashes that claimed the lives of 1,000 people in the southern region of Sweida and urged international protection.
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Filed Under: Missions, News, Religious Freedom, World News
A Nigerian priest kidnapped by Boko Haram in June has been released, OSV News has learned.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, Knights of Columbus, News, World News
Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami and some 25 Knights of Columbus saddled up their motorcycles to pray a rosary at the entrance of Alligator Alcatraz, the controversial migrant detention center recently opened in the Florida Everglades.
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