New leaders named for 2024-25 school year for Archdiocese of Baltimore August 22, 2024By Mitzy Deras Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Educators have been named to new leadership positions for the 2024-25 academic year in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. They shared some thoughts with the Catholic Review about their inaugural year.
St. Frances athletes ‘put in the work’ for potential NFL careers August 22, 2024By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports St. Frances Academy has nine former players, including seven rookies, trying to make a roster in the National Football League.
Parishes respond with prayer, outreach amid historic Northeast floods August 21, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News Catholics in Connecticut are working to help those impacted by what one lawmaker described as “historic, unprecedented flooding” Aug. 18-19 that took two lives and forced hundreds to flee for safety.
Knott Scholars give back to community at O’Dwyer Retreat House August 21, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools More than 120 Knott Scholars and their family members gathered at O’Dwyer Aug. 17 to weed, mulch, build benches and more.
Baltimore ‘cooking priest’ opens Gastro Social restaurant in Little Italy August 21, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News An accomplished chef, Father Leo Patalinghug’s food and faith movement began when he won the cooking competition “Throwdown with Bobby Flay” on the Food Channel. With those winnings and the recognition, Father Patalinghug was able to open his food truck and now, the restaurant Gastro Social.
Christians are called to spread ‘fragrance of Christ,’ pope says August 21, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cleansed from original sin by baptism, Christians are called to spread the “good fragrance of Christ” throughout the world by their kind actions and joyful attitudes, Pope Francis said.
Pope discusses climate change with Jeff Bezos August 20, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis met with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, vice chair of the Bezos Earth Fund, at the Vatican to discuss climate change.
A lesson from the crab August 20, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Enjoying Baltimore steamed crabs at New All Saints’ Aug. 18 crab feast brought to mind an old Nigerian proverb for Spiritan Father Uju Patrick Okeahialam.
A crab feast like no other for parishioners of New All Saints August 20, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News There are crab feasts, and then there are crab feasts such as what’s offered at New All Saints in Liberty Heights.
Supreme Court temporarily blocks Biden administration’s new Title IX rule August 20, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court Aug. 16 declined to allow the Biden administration to enforce portions of a new regulation expanding Title IX protections from sex discrimination to include students who identify as transgender while legal challenges to the rule proceed.
Pro-life Democrats urge their party to seek alternatives as convention spotlights abortion August 20, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The pro-life group Democrats for Life of America urged their party to work on policies that offer women and families support in an effort to reduce abortion at an event near the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where support for abortion was very much on display.
Biden passes torch to Harris on the Democratic National Convention’s opening night August 20, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News President Joe Biden both sought to cement his own legacy and pass the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s standard-bearer during his address at the opening night of the Democratic National Convention.
