High school students give a week to giving back July 25, 2024By Gary Lambrecht Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Schools A group of 20 local high school students donated a week of their summer vacation to help brighten the days for strangers in need.
Activists: Without more moves toward sustainable future, extreme temps may be here to stay July 25, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News In recent weeks, Western states such as Arizona, California, Oregon and Nevada have all posted record-breaking heat — but in the East, North Carolina and Maryland have also shattered records.
10 reasons we ‘have to’ go to Mass July 25, 2024By Lorene Hanley Duquin OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments We need ritual in our lives. Mass is a ritual, which means that through the repetition of prayers, movements, and the changing of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ, we are formed, disciplined and consoled.
Vatican holds up retiring Kraków archbishop’s departure after issuing rare ruling in local dispute July 24, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News One of Poland’s most influential prelates has been asked to stay on beyond retirement by Pope Francis, days after the Vatican suspended his orders dismissing a prominent pastor and naming an overseer of the finances of the prominent Wawel Cathedral chapter in a dispute with local Catholics.
Charles Bauermann, supporter of Catholic media and religious vocations, dies at 91 July 24, 2024By Kurt Jensen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Charles Louis “Chuck” Bauermann’s accounting acumen and imagination helped the Cathedral Foundation that once oversaw the Catholic Review to include new publishing and consulting ventures.
Knights of Columbus cover mosaics in Washington shrine created by priest-artist accused of abuse July 24, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, World News Premium brown paper was placed over significant portions of an extensive mosaic program in the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington July 23, obscuring images of holy figures created by a renowned priest-artist under investigation for allegations of sexual abuse.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon July 24, 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.
Exploring the new springtime for Catholic classical education July 24, 2024By Richard Meloche OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Schools Whether diocesan sponsored, independent, online or conventional brick-and-mortar, there has been — without doubt — a tsunami of interest in Catholic classical education.
“Reminders” about Ukraine July 24, 2024By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference Samuel Johnson, that great coiner of aphorisms, averred that “People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.” In that Johnsonian spirit, here are some reminders about what has been happening in Ukraine, for Senator J.D. Vance and others who persist in certain confusions about the situation and its implications.
Michelangelo’s Pieta’ getting new high-security barrier before Jubilee Year July 23, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican is installing a new set of nine bullet-proof and shatter-proof glass panels in front of one of its most famous works of art, Michelangelo’s marble “Pietà” sculpture in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Empowering parents’ right to choose: Transparency in education policies July 23, 2024By Father Donato Infante OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Schools Families do not need to be granted a right to educate their children, as the right already belongs to the family.
Progress toward mediation in archdiocesan bankruptcy case July 22, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Bankruptcy, Feature, Local News, News A third mediator will be added to the panel working to come up with a settlement in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
