Child Nutrition Program at Archdiocese of Baltimore schools fuels mind and body January 31, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Love them or hate them, school lunches need to be balanced, nutritious and desirable to students.
Pope calls on Valencia seminarians to bring hope to devastated region January 31, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, Vatican, Vocations, World News In the wake of the deadly flooding that killed 216 people in Valencia, Spain, Pope Francis told seminarians and seminary staff from the region to immerse themselves in the suffering of their people and give them signs of hope.
Sister Sarah Ann Sharkey, O.P., dies at 83 January 30, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Adrian Dominican Sister Sarah Ann Sharkey, formerly known as Sister John Peter, was offered Nov. 26 at St. Catherine Chapel in Adrian, Mich. Sister Sarah Ann died Nov. 19. She was 83 and in the 64th year of her religious profession.
Father Riccardo to speak on core mysteries of faith in Ellicott City Feb. 11 January 30, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News Father John Riccardo and the Acts XXIX Team will be the featured speakers during a Feb. 11 “evening of renewal and worship” beginning at 7 p.m. at Church of the Resurrection in Ellicott City.
U.S. bishops call for prayer after deadly D.C. air collision claims dozens of lives January 30, 2025By OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News U.S. Catholic bishops — joined by Pope Francis — are calling for prayer after a deadly aviation crash in the nation’s capital claimed dozens of lives.
France’s Catholic prime minister wants to fight ‘end of life’ bill by splitting measure January 30, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News French Prime Minister François Bayrou wants to split an “end of life” bill to separate the issue of “active assistance in dying” from that of palliative care — a proposal seen as a smart attempt to give a pro-life approach to the legislation without antagonizing rival political sides.
Trump order against youth gender transition hailed by U.S. bishops’ family life head January 30, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News In a move welcomed by the U.S. bishops’ chair on family life, President Donald Trump Jan. 28 signed an executive order stating his administration would seek to prohibit certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender.
Pope sends condolences to families for midair collision near D.C. January 30, 2025By Carol Glatz Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis offered his condolences to the families of victims and to the entire nation following a deadly midair collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter near Washington.
Pope: Giving marginalized people hope is key to peace January 30, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Nations should put people affected by poverty, illness, migration and other marginalized groups at the heart of social and economic considerations during the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis said.
Excommunicated Holocaust-denying Bishop Williamson dies at 84 January 30, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Obituaries, World News Excommunicated traditionalist Bishop Richard N. Williamson died Jan. 29 in a hospital in Margate, England, at the age of 84 after suffering a brain hemorrhage.
Serbian patriarch calls for an end to violence against demonstrators January 30, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Porfirije expressed shock and condemnation over violence perpetrated by Serbian law enforcement against demonstrators during anti-government protests that have lasted for nearly three months.
Exploring the growth of Catholic classical liberal arts education January 30, 2025By Charlie Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Schools Jay Boren, headmaster of St. Benedict Classical Academy since 2015, sees cultivating wisdom and virtue in the pursuit of truth and conformity to Christ as the final purpose of Catholic classical education.
