Annual conference puts emphasis on values, ways to renew Catholic education July 15, 2022By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, World News About 350 attended the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education’s annual conference July 11-14 at The Catholic University of America in Washington. Participants represented 88 schools and organizations and 45 dioceses. Sullivan called the mood “incredibly hopeful and joyful.”
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank’ July 15, 2022By Joseph McAleer Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews Bathroom humor reaches new heights — make that depths — in “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” (Paramount), an animated martial-arts spoof with a most unlikely provenance.
Bishop urges Catholic educators to see importance of the Eucharist July 15, 2022By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Schools, World News Addressing Catholic educators at an annual national conference, Bishop Thomas A. Daly of Spokane, Washington, urged them to make sure their work was always rooted in the importance of the Eucharist.
USCCB issues annual audit on compliance with charter by dioceses, eparchies July 15, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News The U.S. bishops’ annual report on compliance with the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” shows that 2,930 victim survivors came forward with 3,103 allegations during the audit year of July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
Two books underscore harmony between science, religion July 15, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Two books make a persuasive case for the “relational unity” between powerful fields of human thought — facts vs. faith.
Summer vocations camp helps young men discern God’s call July 15, 2022By Kevin J. Parks Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Quo Vadis, an annual event organized and staffed by seminarians in their pastoral year of formation, brings together young men who share an interest in their common Catholic faith and who are interested in discerning God’s call in their lives,
Former assistant fire chief aims to create ‘sense of hope’ in 9/11 memoir July 15, 2022By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, World News Joseph W. Pfeifer’s book, “Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11” (Penguin Random House), published last year, won a Christopher Award in June. The awards, first presented in 1949 by the Christophers organization, founded in 1945 by Maryknoll Father James Keller, are presented annually for works that embody “the highest values of humanity.”
Tras tragedias en su arquidiócesis, arzobispo dice que el bien vencerá July 14, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: En Español El arzobispo de San Antonio, Gustavo García-Siller, todavía se encontraba atendiendo el dolor de la comunidad de Uvalde, Texas, que se recuperaba de un tiroteo masivo en una escuela primeria donde 19 niños, la mayoría del cuarto grado, y sus dos maestros murieron, cuando otra tragedia aterrizó en la puerta de su diócesis de Texas.
Webb telescope images feed the mind and spirit, Jesuit astronomer says July 14, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Jesuits at the Vatican Observatory were wowed like most people by the beauty of the photos from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, but the director said they also are excited by the scientific information the telescope will reveal.
Do not hide reality of abuse, pope tells religious orders July 14, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Religious orders must never tolerate the abuse of children or vulnerable persons, and they must end the practice of moving alleged abusers to other countries, Pope Francis said.
Pope’s Canada trip: Beginning and ending with ‘sorry’ July 14, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis said all the speeches he has prepared for his trip to Canada “begin and end” with asking forgiveness.
San Antonio archbishop: Migrants are often abandoned, stripped of identity July 14, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News The way Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio sees it, the only thing to blame is the system, and the tragedies in Texas are part of a bigger and complex problem, he said in a July 8 interview with Catholic News Service.
