Sister Anna Maria Keenaghan, O.S.F., dies at 86 February 23, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Anna Maria Keenaghan (formerly Sister Mary Lydia) will be offered Feb. 23 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Anna Maria died Feb. 19. She was 86 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 67 years.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage to include shrines, secular landmarks, diocesan events February 23, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is a major prelude to the National Eucharistic Congress, which expects to bring together tens of thousands of Catholics July 17-21 in Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium for worship, speakers and Eucharist-centered events.
Mid-life crisis? Not for these professionals turned mid-life Franciscans February 23, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News For three Franciscans from the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe — postulants Jimmy Beh and Thomas Pack and Father Steven Kuehn — joining the 800-plus-year-old religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi was not just a proverbial leap of faith.
Mexican presidential hopefuls meet Pope Francis February 23, 2024By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Mexico’s two main presidential candidates have met with Pope Francis in the prelude to the country’s election campaigns, marking a further retreat from the country’s previously strictly secular political culture as they court voters in the predominantly Catholic country.
Canadian, Ukrainian religious leaders call for justice, peace in Ukraine as war enters third year February 23, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches the two-year mark, religious leaders in Canada and Ukraine have issued statements calling for justice, peace and broad support of Ukraine’s recovery.
A Lenten lesson from a bicyclist February 22, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window Lent is young, and we have such a beautiful opportunity to grow in love for Jesus in the days ahead. What a wonderful journey this can be.
Catholic leaders express outrage at Texas AG attempt to shut down nonprofit serving migrants February 22, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit in an attempt to shut down a Catholic nonprofit in El Paso serving migrants and asylum-seekers, accusing it of “human smuggling,” in a move denounced by Catholic immigration advocates, including El Paso Bishop Mark J. Seitz. “We’re taking some hits right now, you know, right to the […]
Greece’s minority Catholic Church condemns parliament’s same-sex marriage vote February 22, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Greece’s minority Catholic Church has deplored a parliamentary vote to allow same-sex marriage and child adoption, the first in a predominantly Orthodox country.
National shrine of a beloved Philadelphia saint vandalized February 22, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Panels of three stained-glass windows were shattered at the National Shrine of St. John Neumann in Philadelphia in the early morning hours of Feb. 19.
Hundreds to come into full communion with Catholic Church in Archdiocese of Baltimore February 22, 2024By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Lent, Local News, News, Worship & Sacraments Talk to any of the nearly 700 catechumens and candidates who filled the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland Feb. 18 for the Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion who will enter the Catholic Church this Easter, and you won’t hear them reflect about a sense of adventure on a new journey.
Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are children under wrongful death law February 22, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News An Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos qualify as children under state law has raised complex legal questions about artificial reproductive practices opposed by the Catholic Church.
Movie Review: ‘Guadalupe: Mother of Humanity’ February 22, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Every year, in the run-up to her Dec. 12 feast day, more than 10 million pilgrims flock to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The uplifting documentary “Guadalupe: Mother of Humanity” (Goya) provides viewers with an insight into the background of this remarkable phenomenon.
