Latin Mass to have permanent home at St. Alphonsus; will end at Hagerstown parish in August May 17, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate, Worship & Sacraments The celebration of the Mass in the extraordinary form (also known as the Traditional Latin Mass) in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will be entrusted solely to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, effective Aug. 1.
27 spellers go through 200 words at archdiocese spelling bee May 17, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Meqdim Abera, a fifth-grader from Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Ellicott City, won the Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic School Spelling Bee for the second year in a row, correctly spelling the word “paraffin.”
Pro-life UK groups vow to oppose ‘barbaric’ proposal to list all restrictions on abortion May 17, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News British pro-life campaigners have vowed to step up opposition to law changes that would lift all restrictions on abortion and called on church leaders to speak up more forcefully.
Foreign agent law could jeopardize services to those ‘who need them most,’ says Caritas official May 17, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Giving, News, World News The leader of a Catholic nonprofit in the nation of Georgia is speaking out after that country’s parliament passed controversial legislation on foreign agents — a measure she said “risks jeopardizing the provision of services to the beneficiaries who need them the most.”
Vatican publishes new norms to discern alleged supernatural phenomena May 17, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican has published new norms for the church to discern alleged supernatural phenomena, such as Marian apparitions and mystical visions, which streamline the discernment process for bishops, allow the Vatican to avoid making definitive judgments on the authenticity of the events and reaffirm that Catholics are not obliged to believe in the purported phenomena.
The ‘Warm Tornado’: and the delights of your Spirit May 17, 2024By Father J. Collin Poston Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary Jesus desires to heal us in both body and soul.
Fact Check: House bill cracking down on antisemitism does not restrict biblical teaching May 17, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Claims circulating among right-leaning influencers about legislation under consideration in Congress to counter antisemitism on college campuses are not an accurate reflection of the legislation, according to an analysis by OSV News.
Those with mental illness, their families should not suffer alone, bishop says at special Mass May 17, 2024By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News The Mass at the center’s St. Francis Deaf Catholic Church was celebrated in conjunction with May as Mental Health Awareness Month. It also came ahead of the May 15 feast day of St. Dymphna, a 17th-century Irish teen saint who is the patron saint of people experiencing mental health challenges and nervous or emotional distress.
Federal judge sentences 6 more pro-life activists to federal prison terms May 17, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Most of the pro-life activists sentenced to federal prison terms in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia May 14 and 15 along with Lauren Handy are Catholics with years in the “rescue movement” and other arrests.
Sisters on Eucharistic pilgrimage’s ‘Seton Route’ see God’s providence in preparations May 17, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News Learning to reverse a truck attached to a camper trailer wasn’t on Mother Mary Maximilian Cote’s to-do list — until recently, when it became a pressing need. On May 18, she and three other members of the Daughters of Mary, Mother of Healing Love are joining the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, and she’s a back-up driver for their support vehicle.
Rolling out the red carpet: Jesus on the big screen May 17, 2024By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Movie & Television Reviews As a columnist with a case for press credentials in the Catholic space and a close friend in public relations, I’ve attended a few movie premieres. But I had never been to a “Red Carpet” event until the one held for “Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist,” a new limited theatrical release documentary.
Pilgrim priest: National Eucharistic Pilgrimage helps reveal the church’s ‘deepest core’ May 17, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Father Roger Landry may be the reason 24 young people and several priests are walking thousands of miles across the United States this summer with the Eucharist.
