Ukrainian government says it will investigate Orthodox linked to Moscow December 2, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News The Ukrainian government said it would sanction members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church affiliated with the Moscow Patriarchate.
Ukrainian American deacon urges prayers for Ukraine in winter months December 2, 2022By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Deacon Logusch, a child of Ukrainian immigrants and now retired after a career in chemistry and teaching, told about 40 Ukrainian parishioners gathered at St. Mary’s Assumption Nov. 27 that he hopes the world fully appreciates the long-standing and well-established territorial ambitions of Russian expansionism.
Movie Review: ‘Strange World’ December 2, 2022By John Mulderig Catholic Review Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews ‘Strange World’ tells the story of the Clade family, denizens of an imaginary realm called Avalonia.
Cardinal Gregory blesses parish cemetery marker honoring enslaved December 1, 2022By Mark Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, News, Racial Justice, World News When Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory blessed a parish cemetery’s memorial plaque honoring the unknown enslaved people buried there, Nov. 26, he noted the poignancy of his participation in the service at St. Peter Claver Parish in St. Inigoes.
Emmet Cahill to perform in Baynesville December 1, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Christmas, Local News, News Emmet Cahill, an Irish tenor featured in the Celtic Thunder singing group, will perform a special “Christmas in Ireland” concert Dec. 4 at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baynesville.
Priests in Baltimore archdiocese indulge in World Cup passion December 1, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports The sport of soccer is front and center for Father Uju Okeahialam and other fans this month with the World Cup in the middle of its competition to crown the best team in the world.
Vatican announces Pope Francis’ end-of-year liturgy schedule December 1, 2022By Robert Duncan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News With most of the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic removed, Pope Francis is scheduled to return to a full slate of public liturgies in December and January.
Pope to travel to Congo, make ecumenical peace pilgrimage to South Sudan December 1, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After postponing his trip last July, Pope Francis has rescheduled for Jan. 31-Feb. 5 his trip to Congo and his ecumenical visit to South Sudan, the Vatican announced.
Director: Title of Polish cardinal’s biopic has dual meaning December 1, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews The movie “PROFIT,” a biopic about 20th-century Polish Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, delves into the Polish Communist Party’s yearslong operation to delegitimize him.
Rock-solid plans: Cockeysville church set to begin $6.5 million restoration December 1, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News More than 160 years after Irish and Italian immigrants extracted marble from a local quarry and used it to construct St. Joseph Church in the Texas enclave of Baltimore County, parish leaders are following in their founding parishioners’ footsteps.
New Orleans archbishop prays for murdered priest, missing worker November 30, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The head of the Archdiocese of New Orleans spoke of horror and pain in a Nov. 30 statement, following what police believe is the killing of a retired priest and possibly a church worker in the archdiocese.
USCCB committee decries rising antisemitism in U.S. November 30, 2022By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bishops, Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News Members of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs urged Christians to decry hate-filled statements and violence aimed at Jewish individuals, homes and institutions.
