Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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OSV News
Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, News, World News
Along the way, the couple has witnessed how God has used Kathryn’s AHC to make a difference in others’ lives.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, Feature, News, World News
The Xavier Society for the Blind is celebrating 125 years of helping generations of Catholics, either blind or vision-impaired, participate in worship through braille texts, large-type books and audio books.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News
The Catholic Church must create spaces where marginalized individuals — including young people, the elderly and those with disabilities — can engage with one another and find their place in society, Pope Francis said.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, News, Sports, World News
With Paralympic Games closing in Paris Sept. 8, more than a monthlong Olympic adventure is over. But the spirit of the Games will resonate in the French Catholic Church for much longer — thanks to the disabled who participated in church initiatives with great enthusiasm.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations, Youth Ministry
This summer, the camp scene in the Archdiocese of Baltimore included three offerings that expanded the horizons and spiritual reach for area students and special-needs adults.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, Feature, News, Schools, World News
Today, estimates indicate that only a low percentage of U.S. Catholic schools include students with disabilities and learning differences. Educational leaders and experts are working to change that.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, News, Vatican, World News
In the Bible, Jesus never explains suffering, but he reaches out to those who are hurting, heals them and ultimately, on the cross, shares and redeems the suffering of all humanity, Pope Francis said.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Today’s “throwaway culture,” driven by “profit, efficiency and success,” marginalizes people with disabilities and threatens their God-given dignity, Pope Francis said.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Jesus did not teach his disciples to organize agencies and structures to help vulnerable people, but gave the example of encountering them, listening to them and helping them as individuals and not “categories” of people in need, Pope Francis said.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, Feature, News, World News
The urgent need for Catholic parishes to welcome young and old with disabilities — and their families — was prominent among presentation threads at a Feb. 17 conference held virtually by the Diocese of Arlington, Va., “From Inclusion to Belonging: Creating Communities that Foster Mental Health for All.”
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview
Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Malachy Fallon, executive director of the Xavier Society for the Blind, about the Mass propers and other books and resources the society provides – all free of charge – to its patrons.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, News, Vatican, World News
Sharing the pilgrimage experience with people with disabilities is a testament to the Catholic Church’s ability to accompany all of its members and to proclaim the Gospel by caring for others, Pope Francis said.
