Renewal of vows for non-Catholics/ Rationale re: women priests September 29, 2021By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Can a Catholic priest officiate at the renewal of vows for a non-Catholic couple?
Missionary priest serving Native Alaskans is winner of Lumen Christi Award September 29, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News CHICAGO (CNS) — Father Stan Jaszek, a missionary priest from Poland who is serving Native Alaskans in the Diocese of Fairbanks, has been named the recipient of Catholic Extension’s 2021-2022 Lumen Christi Award.
Papal academy gives U.S. death row chaplain ‘Guardian of Life’ award September 29, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Death row inmates in Florida’s prisons refer to their 6-foot-by-9-foot cell as their “house,” with some having lived in their “house” for 40 years — longer than one Catholic lay chaplain said he has lived in his family home in Tallahassee.
There is no better model of priesthood than Father Kapaun, bishop says September 29, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News God put the desire to be a priest in Father Emil J. Kapaun’s heart at an early age, Bishop Carl A. Kemme of Wichita, Kansas, said during a homily Sept. 26 in Pilsen, the hometown of the war-hero priest and sainthood candidate.
Monsignor Thomas Donellan, founding pastor of the Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier, dies at 91 September 29, 2021By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor Thomas J. Donellan Jr., founding pastor of the Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier in Hunt Valley and a respected leader in pastoral planning in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Sept. 24 at St. Martin’s Home for the Aged in Catonsville, surrounded by the Little Sisters of the Poor. He was 91.
You have something in common with Justin Tucker September 28, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Feature, Open Window Justin Tucker was born to kick—and kick far and accurately. When I see someone so clearly in their element, using talents given to them by God, I find myself thinking about how each person has a vocation.
Filipinos gather at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen to celebrate 500 years of Christianity September 28, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News The festive display of cultural pride helped mark a major milestone in the Filipino community: the commemoration of 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines. Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated the Mass during the 11th Archdiocesan Saints Fiesta Celebration at the Homeland cathedral.
Pope says Vatican II shaped his theology, including in social teaching September 28, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Pope Francis said the Second Vatican Council so shaped his theological and pastoral vision that perhaps he has not been as explicit as he should have been in highlighting those ties, especially when it comes to his contributions to Catholic social teaching.
Cardinal Burke says recovery from COVID-19 will take several more weeks September 27, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Cardinal Raymond L. Burke said he is continuing steady progress in his recovery from COVID-19, but explained that it is slow going in a letter to supporters and friends.
Each person coming to the borders bears God’s image, Archbishop Lori says September 27, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News Archbishop Lori noted that each person coming to American borders “bears God’s image and is beloved in his sight.”
Canadian bishops apologize for abuses, ongoing trauma of Indigenous September 27, 2021By Brian Dryden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Canada’s Catholic bishops have “unequivocally” apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in the residential school system and have raised the possibility of a visit by the pope to Canada as part of the “healing journey” between Canada’s Indigenous peoples and the church.
Catholic Review Media names new managing editor, reporter and social media specialist September 27, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Journalism, Local News, News George Matysek Jr., a member of the Catholic Review newsroom for more than 24 years, has been named managing editor of Catholic Review Media effective Sept. 27.
