Archbishop Lori announces appointments, including two to special ministry with Ongoing Priestly Formation June 20, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori has announced appointments, including two to special ministry with Ongoing Priestly Formation
Anglican bishop becomes Catholic, says discernment is shaped by whisper of God’s voice June 20, 2023By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News A sixth former Anglican bishop has announced his decision to become a Catholic in just the last four years.
Pope shares ‘concern, outrage and condemnation’ with Bolivian president over abuse cases June 20, 2023By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The president of Bolivia welcomed a pledge from Pope Francis “to take concrete, joint actions against the impunity of sexual crimes” in the South American country, where credible accusations of clerical sexual abuse have provoked outrage and caused a reckoning for the Catholic Church.
Pope meets Cuban president at Vatican June 20, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis had a 40-minute private meeting at the Vatican with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel.
LGBTQ+ Catholics urged to ‘proclaim compassionate love of God’ by Outreach 2023 speakers June 20, 2023By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: News, World News With a well-attended Mass that sent people forth with a rousing rendition of Richard Smallwood’s “I Love the Lord” — served up by the choir of New York’s St. Paul the Apostle Church and soloist Paulist Father Steven Bell — the third annual Outreach gathering of LGBTQ+ Catholics came to a close after a weekend of thoughtful discussion panels held at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University.
U.S. Ukrainian bishops call on Catholics to be direct agents of ‘God’s healing touch’ in Ukraine June 20, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News The Ukrainian Catholic bishops of the U.S. are calling attention to the profound psychological consequences of Russia’s war on Ukraine, urging the faithful to “be the conduits that direct God’s healing touch to our suffering brothers and sisters.”
Deacon Mmuoh’s journey goes from ‘playing Mass’ to celebrating the Eucharist June 20, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2023, News, Vocations Deacon Felix Mmuoh will be one of nine seminarians who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Catholics in states affected by ever-shrinking Colorado River draw on ‘Laudato Si” to help avert water crisis June 20, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Catholics in some of the affected states are complementing the government’s effort to prevent disaster with principles of Pope Francis’ landmark 2015 environmental encyclical “Laudato Si'” firmly in mind.
Sacred Heart of Jesus marks 150 years serving Baltimore immigrants June 20, 2023By Priscila González de Doran Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Parish Anniversary 2023 From its beginning 150 years ago, when it served as the home for recently arrived German newcomers to its status today as the largest parish for Spanish-speaking immigrants, Sacred Heart of Jesus/Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown has been a refuge for Catholic immigrants.
El Sagrado Corazón de Jesús celebra 150 años sirviendo a inmigrantes de Baltimore June 20, 2023By Priscila González de Doran Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español Desde sus inicios hace 150 años, cuando sirvió como hogar para alemanes recién llegados, hasta su estatus de hoy en día como la parroquia más poblada de inmigrantes de habla hispana, el Sagrado Corazón de Jesús en Highlandtown ha sido un refugio para inmigrantes católicos.
The recipe for going ‘all in’ on ending homelessness in America June 20, 2023By Jeff Olivet and Sister Donna Markham OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Social Justice While the affordable housing shortage can be hard to see with our own eyes, homelessness is not.
Monsignor Phillips, who helped form new Woodlawn parish, set for retirement June 20, 2023By Carole Norris Greene Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Retirement, Vocations Monsignor Thomas Lee Phillips has gone from being a student challenged when learning Latin, a high school teacher and associate pastor to a highly regarded pastor of two area churches for nearly 40 years.
