Pope asks children to make the world better, one little step at a time March 4, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry Making the world a better place for everyone starts with prayer and little steps like saying hello, sorry or thank you, Pope Francis said in a letter to the world’s children.
Courage needed to seek truth, levy sanctions, pope tells Vatican judges March 4, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Holy Spirit sparks the inner outrage and courage needed to confront injustice and unacceptable situations, and to try to change them, Pope Francis said.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon March 4, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News 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.
Home-court advantage March 4, 2024By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Feature To come home to ourselves, we need silence. We need to pray in secret. We need to be open, welcoming to God who wants to dwell in us. We need to trust that he knows us best, loves us most and gives us what we need.
A Balloon at Mass March 3, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window As we turned to leave Mass, I saw that a little boy in the back had snagged a balloon.
St. Frances rallies past Archbishop Spalding in BCL Tournament title basketball game March 3, 2024By Todd Karpovich Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports St. Frances overcame a nine-point halftime deficit and rallied for a 58-53 victory over upstart Archbishop Spalding in the title game March 3 at Goucher College.
Heading to the National Eucharistic Congress in July? Here’s what to expect March 3, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The tens of thousands of Catholics planning to attend the five-day 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis in July will experience large-scale liturgies, dynamic speakers, and opportunities for quiet prayer and faith-sharing, with six different “impact session” tracks tailored to their peer groups or faith journey.
Prayerful listening combats clericalism, promotes synodality, speakers say March 3, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The first assembly of the synod on synodality demonstrated that an effective way to break the chains of clericalism and highlight the voices and experience of women in the church is to begin by listening and praying together before discussing issues, said two synod participants.
Walgreens, CVS pharmacies to begin dispensing pills used for abortion, early miscarriage March 2, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Two major U.S. pharmacy chains have announced they will begin dispensing the drug mifepristone, which has been prescribed for both abortion and early miscarriage, within the coming days.
New telescope is changing ideas about how universe began, speakers say March 2, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Orbiting the sun nearly 1 million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope is reshaping the way scientists understand the universe and its origins, a number of astronomers said at a Vatican-sponsored meeting.
Experts: Feds’ crackdown on child labor violations highlights many children at risk March 2, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News As child labor law restrictions continue to be loosened around the country, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Feb. 21 a nationwide, temporary restraining order and injunction against an offender it slammed for “oppressive” and “egregious” practices.
Gratitude at the grocery store March 1, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window A few months ago, I noticed that our grocery store no longer had hand-held shopping baskets. If you wanted to shop, you had to use one of the large rolling grocery carts.
