Road trip, stolen Cheetos, baby bunnies, and muffin tops (7 Quick Takes) June 11, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Last weekend, we hit the road as a family and drove to New York to visit my sister Maureen and her four amazing children.
Phoenix Bishop Olmsted retires; pope names San Diego auxiliary as successor June 10, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix, 75, and named as his successor Auxiliary Bishop John P. Dolan of San Diego.
Surrogacy, pornography both threaten human dignity, pope says June 10, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Pornography is a danger to public health, and it threatens the dignity of all men and women, Pope Francis said.
Pope’s knee troubles force cancellation of July trip to Africa June 10, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Because of continuing problems with his knee, Pope Francis has postponed his planned trip to Congo and South Sudan July 2-7, said the Vatican press office.
Equipping Catholic leaders for mental health ministry is conference focus June 10, 2022By Carroll Ruddell Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News More than 100 laypeople, clergy and religious from across the country attended the conference on “Building a Culture of Community: Equipping Leaders for Mental Health Ministry” held in May in Los Altos, California.
Charter’s 20th anniversary calls for ‘continued vigilance,’ archbishop says June 9, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News The 20th anniversary of the U.S. bishops’ passage of the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” is “not a time of celebration, but a time of continued vigilance and determination,” said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Archdiocese of Baltimore helps provide mental health first aid training June 9, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore, as part of the Mental Wellness Initiative launched by Archbishop William E. Lori, has been providing mental health first aid training to parishioners throughout the archdiocese over the last few months.
Pope: People expect priests to be models, guides June 9, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Vocations, World News People have high expectations for priests to be good spiritual and moral guides, to be active in helping the community and families, and to be someone young people can look up to, Pope Francis told bishops and priests from Sicily.
Loyola receives $3 million donation for Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship June 9, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Colleges, Local News, News Loyola University Maryland graduates Nick Simon and Susie Simon made a $3 million donation to the Baltimore school’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship that will help support the center’s scholarship and research programs, according to a June 7 news release.
Bleacher Brothers stand out in crowd at Camden Yards, evangelizing through baseball June 9, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports Father Casey Cole, 33, and Father Roberto Serrano, 35, are traveling 17,000 miles in less than three months this summer, visiting all 30 Major League Baseball parks on a mission to introduce fans to the Catholic Church. The trip included a stop at Oriole Park at Camden Yards June 7.
Sister M. Daniela McCarthy, I.H.M., dies at 101 June 9, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister M. Daniela McCarthy, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died May 30 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton. She was 101.
The Summer Reading List: A Ukrainian Primer June 9, 2022By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Feature, The Catholic Difference, War in Ukraine Given the rubbish about Ukraine spewed out by Russian propaganda trolls and regurgitated by foolish or ideologically besotted Americans, this year’s annual Summer Reading List will focus on serious books that explain the background, including the religious dimension, of a conflict that will shape Europe’s future – and ours.
