School of the Cathedral embraces outdoor learning January 28, 2024By Adriana Montes Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Armed with sticks and leaves gathered from the outdoor surroundings at School of the Cathedral in Homeland, students collaborated in small groups, discussing and planning their bug hotels.
Mercy runs past Maryvale in ‘The Classic’ as star guard hits milestone January 27, 2024By Todd Karpovich Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Milan Brown scored 20 points, surpassing 1,000 for her career, and led the Magic to a 48-27 victory over Maryvale in the The Classic in front of about 2,000 fans at Towson University Arena.
Shields, symbols and saints: What is heraldry in the Catholic Church? January 27, 2024By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News Steeped in tradition, ecclesiastical heraldry is a regulated system of self-identification, adopted by the church from medieval society, which operates as a science and an art form with its own rules and regulations.
St. John Neumann: A saint for Catholic teachers and former Baltimore pastor January 27, 2024By Michael R. Heinlein Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints, Schools St. John Neumann excelled in the virtues, most notably humility, without which he said “other virtues could be neither genuine nor permanent.”
Blessings are signs of church’s closeness, pope says January 26, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis again insisted that an informal blessing of a gay or other unmarried couple is not a blessing of their union but a sign of the Catholic Church’s closeness to them and its hope that they will grow in faith.
Holy Spirit creates harmony, pope tells ecumenical dialogue commission January 26, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Seeing young people involved in ecumenical initiatives is a sign of the Holy Spirit at work, Pope Francis said.
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.
New gender law takes effect in April after Ohio lawmakers override DeWine’s veto January 26, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Ohio lawmakers voted Jan. 24 to override Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s recent veto of legislation that bans certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender and also prohibits athletes from competing on sports teams corresponding with their self-perceived gender identity opposite their biological sex.
Love is the only path to Christian unity, pope says January 26, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Divided Christians will draw closer to one another only by loving God and loving their neighbors, serving one another and not pointing fingers in blame for past faults, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Remembering the Holocaust reminds people hatred is never justified January 26, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis highlighted the importance of remembering and condemning the horror of the Holocaust, underlining that hatred and violence can never be justified.
Highlighting the unique ways four Archdiocese of Baltimore schools keep Catholic identity strong January 26, 2024By Emily Rosenthal Alster Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Catholic Review highlights the unique ways four local schools keep Catholic identity strong.
Two years into war, Knights of Columbus steadfast in Ukraine on front lines of aid January 25, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, War in Ukraine, World News As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches the two-year mark, the Knights of Columbus remain steadfast in bringing relief to vulnerable Ukrainians living in some of the hardest-hit areas, one of the organization’s leaders told OSV News.
