Pope Francis’ pontificate prompts U.S. Catholics to reimagine role in public life, experts say March 13, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ call for the church to serve those on the peripheries should prompt American Catholics to reimagine their role in U.S. public life, Catholics in politics or public life told OSV News shortly before the pontiff’s 10th anniversary as pope.
Let’s make another St. Patrick’s Day Parade memory March 12, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window For as long as I can remember, the Baltimore St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been part of my world.
10 años como Papa: Impulsando a la Iglesia a llevar el Evangelio al mundo March 12, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: En Español Durante una década, incluso cuando se discute el funcionamiento interno del Vaticano, el Papa Francisco ha insistido en que la Iglesia no es la Iglesia de Cristo si no se extiende, compartiendo la “alegría del Evangelio” y poniendo a los pobres en el centro de su atención.
Pope Francis’ pontificate: A timeline March 12, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News A timeline of some significant events in Pope Francis’ pontificate
10 years as pope: Pushing the church to bring the Gospel to the world March 12, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News For a decade, even when discussing the internal workings of the Vatican, Pope Francis has insisted the church is not the church of Christ if it does not reach out, sharing the “joy of the Gospel” and placing the poor at the center of its attention.
Pope’s anniversary sees Curia reform complete, financial reform ongoing March 11, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News From the beginning of his pontificate 10 years ago, Pope Francis set out to reform the structure and attitudes of the Roman Curia and knew he also had to reform the Vatican’s financial system and stewardship of resources.
High school juniors, seniors invited to enter USCCB religious liberty essay March 11, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Schools, World News The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty, along with the USCCB Secretariat of Catholic Education and the Our Sunday Visitor Institute, is hosting a religious liberty essay contest for high school juniors and seniors.
Lead NASA spacewalk instructor says Catholic education, faith are foundation of her success March 11, 2023By John Shaughnessy OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, World News Allissa Battocletti Noffke has one of the coolest nicknames on the face of the earth. She is known as the “Professor of Spacewalking,” reflecting her teaching and training of American astronauts in this rare skill at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Pope from ‘ends of the earth’ brings new style to Rome March 11, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Right from the start, upon his election, Pope Francis presented a whole new style of being pontiff.
El Papa que vino de los ‘confines del mundo’ trae un nuevo estilo a Roma March 11, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: En Español Desde el principio, después de su elección, el Papa Francisco inauguró un estilo completamente nuevo de ser pontífice.
Statute of limitations bill called ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘unfair’ March 10, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, Maryland General Assembly, News Calling it “unconstitutional” and “unfair,” the Maryland Catholic Conference expressed its continued opposition to legislation approved March 10 by a State Senate committee that would treat private institutions such as the Catholic Church differently from public institutions in civil liabilities faced for child sexual abuse.
Assisted suicide proposals in Maryland called ‘unethical, discriminatory and dangerous’ March 10, 2023By Mark Zimmermann Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, Maryland General Assembly, News, Respect Life As Maryland’s General Assembly considers bills permitting physician assisted suicide and that would allow voters to decide on whether to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right in the state, Maryland’s Catholic bishops led a Prayer Vigil for Life and Lawmakers on March 9 at St. Mary in Annapolis.
