Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Filed Under: Blog, Lent, Open Window
Somehow in this time of anxiety and indefinite quarantine, when so much seems uncertain, we seem to be primed for those moments of happy discovery—those moments when we see how much we are loved by God and by others.
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Filed Under: Coronavirus, News, Vatican, Video, World News
Unable to invite Rome’s priests to mark Holy Thursday in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis thanked all priests for their service and called those who died ministering to the sick and health care workers part of the community of “saints next door.”
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Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary
It is irresponsible to assert that we know enough about the virus to encourage, in good conscience, the sorts of decisions that could very well end up becoming matters of life and death.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary
This plague has opened our hearts and minds to questions that we should have been asking all along: What is most important to us? Do we love well? What can we count on?
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Filed Under: Coronavirus, News, Uncategorized, World News
The disappointment of not being able to celebrate Easter Mass in churches across the country this year might be most strongly felt by the thousands who planned to join the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil.
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Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News
The Archdiocese of Washington expressed disappointment that the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a federal appeals court ruling that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s prohibition of religious advertising did not violate the First Amendment.
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Filed Under: Coronavirus, News, World News
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has canceled the U.S. bishops’ spring general assembly that was planned for June 10-12 in Detroit.
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Filed Under: Coronavirus, Local News, News
Downtown Baltimore’s three major hospitals received Catholic blessings the morning of April 8.
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Filed Under: Coronavirus, News, Schools, World News
While the coronavirus pandemic has proven challenging for schools and parents in educating children, it is also a chance for Catholic schools to confront those challenges with courage, said the Congregation for Catholic Education.
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Filed Under: deacons, News, Vatican, World News
Pope Francis has established a new “Study Commission on the Female Diaconate” as a follow-up to a previous group that studied the history of women deacons in the New Testament and the early Christian communities.
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Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Local News, News, Works of Mercy
Visits to the sick are taking new forms in the age of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Filed Under: Coronavirus, News, Video, World News
To the soundtrack of the official hymn of Recife’s Galo da Madrugada, said to be the largest carnival block in the world, Franciscans from five convents in northeastern Brazil dance to a typical Brazilian rhythm known as the frevo with one request: “Fique em Casa” (Stay Home).
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