Philadelphia’s St. Joseph center serves immigrants, is ‘ready for any good work’ November 8, 2024By Dan Stockman OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News The Sisters of St. Joseph Welcome Center offers in-person and online courses in literacy and citizenship and is accredited by the U.S. Department of Justice to assist immigrants with the naturalization process. Some 58 volunteer teachers work with more than 150 students.
The loss of a pet and a visit with Padre Pio November 8, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Padre Pio was such a holy man with a deep devotion to the Eucharist. He lived a life full of miracles. I really wanted to visit his relics while they were in Baltimore.
Calvert Hall Marching Band wins fifth national championship November 7, 2024By Lisa Harlow Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools After a break in their 2016-19 winning streak, Calvert Hall College High School’s Competition Marching Band is back on top, bringing home a fifth national championship for the all-boys Towson school.
Pope’s point man on travel inspired by the boss’s love for the poor November 7, 2024By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal-designate Koovakad, 51, is the second youngest of the new cardinals the pope will create.
Renovación Carismática Católica una fuente de gracia November 7, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español, Protagonistas de Fe Andrés Arango, miembro del Consejo Internacional de Servicio de la Renovación Carismática Católica (CARIS) con sede en el Vaticano, nos explica lo que és el bautismo en El Espíritu Santo y cómo la RCC está renovando nuestras parroquias y comunidades. Escuche su maravilloso testimonio de fe y sobre su ministerio.
Economic concerns likely factor in victory for Trump, as Catholic vote shifts in his favor November 7, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Economic concerns among voters likely played a key role in former President Donald Trump’s defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris, analysts told OSV News. Early exit polls indicated economic concerns ranked among the top issues for voters, and that Catholic voters may have undergone a significant shift to the right since 2020.
Top Vatican official hopes Trump will promote peace, national unity November 7, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican secretary of state said his prayer for Donald J. Trump is that God would grant him wisdom “because that is the main virtue of those who govern according to the Bible.”
Frederick parish opens first cremation-only cemetery in archdiocese November 7, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News A cremation-only cemetery at St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Frederick is the first of its kind in the area, according to Nathan Nardi, director of cemetery operations for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
The ‘month of the dead’ brings its own strange refreshment November 7, 2024By Bishop Robert Reed OSV News Filed Under: Uncategorized “The newness of life” encourages us to embrace all seasons of our time here and to open our minds, hearts and souls to Christ in everything that comes to us, because in all of it — the joyful and the painful and the uncertain — a kind of newness of life is revealed.
Be on the lookout for hope; keep moving forward in faith, pope writes November 7, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News In preparation for the Holy Year 2025, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, the Vatican publishing house, prepared collections of Pope Francis’ writing and preaching about Christian virtues with new introductions from the pope.
Voters reject states’ recreational marijuana, psychedelic drug legalization efforts November 6, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, World News A bid to legalize recreational marijuana fell short in Florida, while North Dakota and South Dakota have rejected doing so, according to general election projections.
El presidente de la USCCB llama a la oración y a la unidad tras las elecciones November 6, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: En Español El presidente de la Conferencia de los Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos (USCCB) hizo un llamado a la oración y a la unidad, tras las elecciones generales de la nación que vieron al candidato republicano y ex presidente Donald Trump derrotar a la candidata demócrata y actual vicepresidenta Kamala Harris para ganar otro mandato como presidente.
