Pope asks Scandinavian Catholics to persevere in evangelization February 4, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, News, Vatican, World News There is no greater work that Christians can perform than “transmitting the saving message of the Gospel to others,” Pope Francis said, especially among those on the margins of society.
Father Riccardo to speak on core mysteries of faith in Ellicott City Feb. 11 January 30, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News Father John Riccardo and the Acts XXIX Team will be the featured speakers during a Feb. 11 “evening of renewal and worship” beginning at 7 p.m. at Church of the Resurrection in Ellicott City.
Radio Interview: St. Paul Street Evangelization January 27, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Bob Wilson, who now works with St. Paul Street Evangelization in Michigan, about the motivation and methods for reaching out to people to invite them to a relationship with Jesus in the Catholic Church.
Philadelphia archbishop unveils new evangelization plan with 50 ‘missionary hubs’ January 7, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia has announced a new initiative to open hearts, rather than shutter parishes, in countering declining numbers both of faithful and of active priests in an archdiocese he has long called home.
Church needs media evangelizers, pope tells U.S.-based TV network December 2, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Journalism, News, Vatican, World News The mission of sharing the Gospel, entrusted to humanity by Jesus, must spread also through modern media channels, Pope Francis said.
Companions of the Cross bring charismatic worship, evangelization to parish ministry November 3, 2024By Jack Figge OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, News, Vocations, World News Community is a central tenet of the life of the Companions of the Cross, a religious community founded in 1985 in the Archdiocese of Ottawa by Father Bob Bedard.
Publishing synod document, pope says he will not write exhortation October 26, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, Synodality, World News After members of the Synod of Bishops approved their final document, Pope Francis announced that he would not write the customary post-synodal apostolic exhortation but would offer the final document to the entire church to implement.
Parishioners learn practical tips for evangelizing October 8, 2024By Carole Norris Greene Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News Nearly 40 people from throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore gathered Oct. 5 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Frederick for hands-on training in how to evangelize, to share their Catholic faith with others and invite them to embrace it as well.
Evangelize with simplicity, prayer, dialogue, service, pope tells Jesuits October 8, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, News, Vatican, World News Evangelization does not have to be complicated or “sophisticated,” even in highly secularized places, Pope Francis told Jesuits living in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
International model of faith-based small groups finds a home in Minnesota archdiocese September 28, 2024By Joe Ruff OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, News, World News An international model of faith-based small groups is finding a home in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis less than a year into its implementation as part of Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda’s vision in his 2022 pastoral letter, “You Will Be My Witnesses: Gathered and Sent From the Upper Room.”
CEO says National Eucharistic Congress, pilgrimage show Catholics ‘are ready to make history’ September 24, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Evangelization, Feature, News, World News In the afterglow of July’s 10th National Eucharistic Congress, Jason Shanks senses that there’s a new “way of evangelization” emerging — or reemerging — among Catholics in the United States.
Radio Interview: Sexton’s Lodge Café fosters fellowship with people experiencing homelessness September 23, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview George Matysek talks about Sexton’s Lodge Café with Father Brendan Fitzgerald, rector of the Baltimore Basilica, and Maria Veres, director of mission advancement for the basilica.