Pope Francis has named Sister Nuria Calduch-Benages, an Old Testament scholar and professor at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University, to be secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission.
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Cardinal Gibbons, who died 100 years ago, was committed to Ireland
Before his death the week after St. Patrick’s Day in 1921, Cardinal James Gibbons helped send humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Ireland, concluding a lifelong commitment to the country.
Oh, no! My favorite restaurant is closing.
I couldn’t believe it when we heard the news. Dimitri’s International Grille in Catonsville, Md., is closing.
Bishops: Relief will help many; lack of Hyde protections ‘unconscionable’
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act heading to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature will provide relief to Americans in need amid the pandemic, but it lacks “protections for the unborn,” the U.S. bishops said.
Movie Review: ‘Coming 2 America’
“Coming 2 America” (Paramount/Amazon), turns out to be a slight and mostly unsatisfying comedy.
Hills, and life, roll on
I have long been of the belief that good-hearted souls turn to service later in life when they are financially secure and can afford to put something back into the community. For me, it happened a bit differently.
‘We were here’ — health care chaplains reflect on COVID-19 ministry
As the coronavirus pandemic swept the nation this past year, hospital chaplains — already accustomed to helping people cope with sickness and death — found their ministries took on added significance.
Hope, after the long, long Lent
It will take months, perhaps the rest of the year, to get to the point where enough people have been vaccinated that everything can return to normal – or a new normal. It will be exceedingly good to get back to Mass and the sacraments, resume gatherings with friends and families, and participate in parish activities and in-person classes.
Love connects China with Frostburg
Francis Tam grew up in Macao, China, where his family tried to find a bride for him. After he took a teaching job at Frostburg State University and settled in Allegany County, he met Margaret McGann and realized that his family’s choices of prospective wives were not right for him.
Vandalism on Ohio basilica grounds prompts sorrow, forgiveness for perpetrator
Two days after the desecration of 16 statues on the grounds of the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Youngstown, parishioners who were gathered for Mass Feb. 28 expressed deep sorrow but also forgiveness for the perpetrator.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Freedom from addiction to pornography
On the March 7 episode of “Catholic Review Radio,” Father Brian Nolan spoke with Father Sean Kilcawley, director of family life and a priest of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, about how to support parents whose children have been exposed to pornography.
How badly do we want to return?
The moment is arriving when parish and diocesan staff must use all the tools available to them to create a welcoming community, giving people a reason to come back as soon as they feel safe to do so.