Building the team June 3, 2024By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, From the Archbishop, Seek the City to Come Sustainable parishes are being formed that will have what it takes to offer a full range of pastoral services and to evangelize the neighborhoods they are in, while continuing ministries of service.
Pope Francis’ CBS interview is surprisingly and refreshingly clear June 2, 2024By Gretchen R. Crowe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Vatican Stressing openness and mercy, Francis’ emphasis has been on welcoming everyone into the church, and if a mess is made along the way, so be it.
Get to know 10 American minor basilicas June 1, 2024By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Of the approximately 1,800 minor basilicas in the world, the United States is home to 93, most recently the Basilica of St. Andrew in Roanoke, Va., which received its designation in September 2023.
D-Day’s 80th anniversary honors the past, aims to teach future generations, French bishop says June 1, 2024By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Catholic Church in France prepares to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Normandy landings June 6, a date known as D-Day that marked the beginning of the liberation of France and Europe from Nazi Germany’s occupation during World War II.
Want revival? The Sacred Heart shows us what it takes June 1, 2024By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist To sustain authentic spiritual revival, our hearts must be like Christ’s.
Safe Streets opens new Cherry Hill office as leaders tout success against violence May 31, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News, Social Justice William McCarthy Jr. insists it’s not a matter of opinion that a public health program known as “Safe Streets” helps reduce violence in Baltimore City. The longtime executive director of Catholic Charities of Baltimore called it a statistical fact.
U.S. ambassador to Holy See to step down in July May 31, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Joe Donnelly will leave his post in July, the embassy announced.
With 6 in 10 priests aged 65-70 by 2030, Buffalo Diocese orders parish merger plan May 31, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: News, World News In what increasingly represents a pattern in the Northeast and Midwest, the Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y., on May 28 announced a restructuring plan designed to merge approximately 34 percent of its 160 parishes.
Stories of conversion, ‘amazing’ encounters mark National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s first 10 days May 31, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Ten days into their journeys, the 23 perpetual pilgrims were in the Diocese of Victoria; the Diocese of Boise, Idaho; the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis; and the Diocese of Trenton, N.J.
Experts: Trump’s felony conviction is historic, with potential ramifications for U.S. May 31, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, was found guilty on all 34 felony counts by a Manhattan jury agreeing unanimously that he falsified business records in paying hush money to an adult film actress in the closing days of the 2016 campaign.
Greensburg Diocese asks police to investigate possible cover-up of staff criminal record May 31, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News A Pennsylvania diocese has asked police to investigate after parish staff — overseen by a beloved pastor — possibly concealed a now-former employee’s criminal record, which includes a recent arrest on charges involving sexual offenses against a minor, as well as charges dating back to 2001-2002 for lewdness, indecent exposure and drug possession.
Baltimore native Bishop Martin tells people of Charlotte Diocese: ‘I’m yours now’ at his ordination May 30, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News Conventual Franciscan Father Michael T. Martin was ordained during a three-hour liturgy that included hundreds of priests and deacons, more than a dozen bishops and one cardinal representing Pope Francis. The Baltimore native and graduate of Archbishop Curley High School succeeds the retiring Bishop Peter J. Jugis.
