Faithful fill Brooklyn arena to celebrate Neocatechumenal Way’s 50th anniversary in U.S. July 12, 2024By Paula Katinas OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, News, World News The Barclays Center was the center of the Neocatechumenal Way universe for the day as nearly 20,000 faithful gathered for a Mass in the famous basketball arena and concert venue to celebrate a significant milestone — the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Catholic movement in the United States.
Eucharistic Revival’s ‘Invite One Back’ initiative helps parishes reach lapsed Catholics March 16, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Evangelization, Feature, News, World News The bishops launched resources in early March as part of the “Invite One Back” initiative, equipping clergy and parish leaders to invite those who have stopped attending Sunday Mass to fill the pews once again.
More ‘nuanced nones’ challenge parishes to become more outward facing, says evangelization expert January 26, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News “Religious ‘Nones’ in America: Who They Are and What They Believe,” released Jan. 24 by Pew Research Center, found that about 28 percent of U.S. adults are religiously unaffiliated.
Speakers see need to introduce Vatican II to new generation January 20, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Young Adult Ministry To understand how the Catholic Church interacts with contemporary world, young people must learn the significance and historical context of the Second Vatican Council, the head of the Vatican office for new evangelization said.
Holy Spirit inspires creativity, simplicity in evangelization, pope says December 6, 2023By Kate Scanlon Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News Christians must rely more on the Holy Spirit than on their own plans and strategies if they hope to fulfill their mission to share the good news of God’s love and of salvation in Christ, Pope Francis said.
‘This is the right moment’ to share Gospel joy, pope says November 15, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, Vatican, World News After almost a year of audience talks about “zeal for evangelization” and highlighting the example of saints and other exemplary men and women from around the world, Pope Francis said his last talks in the series would focus on four points from his 2013 apostolic exhortation, “The Joy of the Gospel.”
Pastoral Staff Day emphasizes teamwork throughout archdiocese October 26, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News More than 500 parish staff and leaders from 64 of the archdiocese’s pastorates attended the annual Pastoral Staff Day Oct. 25 at the Church of the Nativity.
Panel discusses rosary as a mighty tool for evangelization October 7, 2023By SueAnn Howell OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News “Unleash the Power of the Rosary,” a Sept. 27 panel discussion hosted by Paradisus Dei and the Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph, offered a lively discussion about the rosary as a powerful tool for evangelization that connects people to Jesus through Mary and guides them on a journey to the center of Jesus’ Sacred Heart.
So much of evangelization depends on how we sow October 2, 2023By David Mills OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Evangelization People who say that we must plant and leave the harvest to God too often assume that planting is simple.
Gift of All Truth, a missionary outreach, will focus on youths September 18, 2023By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News Along with the successful Source of All Hope ministry in place since 2019 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore City will soon have another new urban ministry: Gift of All Truth.
Eastern Catholic parishes evangelize through liturgy, outreach and community life September 9, 2023By Kiki Hayden OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News Inviting others into their rich liturgical traditions, fostering belonging in small communities and reaching out to the secular world via podcasts and “coffee shop ministry,” many Eastern Catholic parishes have unique ways of bringing people to full life in Jesus Christ as his disciples.
Catholic Young Adult Kickball Tournament bigger than ever August 31, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Sports, Young Adult Ministry The second Catholic Young Adult Kickball Tournament, set for Sept. 16 at St. Mary’s Seminary in Roland Park, is shaping up to be even bigger than last year’s inaugural event.
