CCHD awards luncheon stresses importance of working past impasses for social change August 11, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice Social change, funding and diversity were the dominant themes coursing through the conversation at the annual Catholic Campaign for Human Development awards luncheon Aug. 10 at St. Bernardine in West Baltimore.
Opus Dei accepts changes pope made to canon law, prelate says August 11, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The prelate of Opus Dei said members “accept with sincere filial obedience” the slight modifications Pope Francis made to the section of the Code of Canon Law dealing with personal prelatures.
Russian Orthodox Church plays ‘leading role’ in efforts to destroy Ukraine, says Catholic archbishop August 10, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News The Russian Orthodox Church is playing a “leading role” in efforts to destroy Ukraine and Ukrainians, said a Ukrainian Catholic archbishop.
Catholics mark 78th anniversary of atomic bombings with calls for nuclear disarmament August 10, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Catholics marked the 78th anniversary of the United States’ 1945 atomic bombings in Japan with calls for nuclear disarmament, prayers for peace and a protest at the White House.
Record demand: BOOST scholarship applications surge August 10, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Schools Demand for scholarships from the Maryland BOOST program (Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today) is at record levels, according to data shared in a July 31 public meeting.
Vatican confirms pope sent envoy to India to resolve liturgical dispute August 10, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments As controversy and deep division continued in an Indian archdiocese over the direction the priest faces during the celebration of the liturgy, the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis named Slovak Archbishop Cyril Vasil of Košice as his pontifical delegate to help resolve the dispute.
Voters reject Ohio measure that would have raised threshold to pass abortion amendment August 10, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Ohio voters Aug. 8 rejected a measure that proposed raising the threshold to make changes to the state’s constitution, according to projections by The Associated Press and the elections reporting firm Decision Desk HQ.
Biden administration criticized over abortion rule in law meant to protect pregnant workers August 9, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The Biden administration has drawn criticism for its inclusion of abortion in a proposed rule for a bipartisan law guaranteeing protections for pregnant workers that had the support of Catholic, pro-life and Republican leaders.
Catholic agencies say blockade is creating humanitarian crisis in contested region of Caucasus August 9, 2023By Olivia Poust OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Those blocking access are preventing approximately 400 tons of humanitarian aid from Armenia to enter Nagorno-Karabakh, reported Lusine Stepanyan, project manager for Caritas Armenia.
Capuchin Franciscan Father Benjamin Madden, Cumberland native, dies at 90 August 9, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Western Vicariate A funeral Mass for Capuchin Franciscan Father Benjamin Madden was offered July 21 at the Shrine of Ss. Peter and Paul in Cumberland.
Peregrinos de la JMJ demostraron al mundo que la fe puede conducir a la paz, dice el Papa August 9, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: En Español En un mundo que sufre “enfermedades del alma”, como el orgullo, el odio y la violencia, los jóvenes que viajaron a Portugal para la Jornada Mundial de la Juventud demostraron que es posible otra forma de vivir e interactuar, dijo el Papa Francisco.
‘With This Light’: The inspiringly subversive and ‘naughty’ Sister Maria Rosa Leggol August 9, 2023By Sister Nancy Usslemann OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “With This Light,” a documentary releasing in theaters Aug. 11 and then to streaming platforms, tells of the apostolic dynamism of Sister Maria Rosa Leggol, a Franciscan sister known as the “Mother Teresa” of Honduras.
