Now in its second year, the aquaponics lab at Bishop Walsh School helps students learn science in what school leaders said is a fun and dynamic way.
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Excitement about 2024’s National Eucharistic Congress is growing, says congress official
Local and national organizers of the National Eucharistic Congress — which will take place in Indianapolis July 17-21, 2024 — have been meeting virtually for some time.
Vatican says Ulma child was born during mother’s execution
With a beatification Mass for the Ulma family set for Sept. 10, the Vatican emphasized that all nine members of the Polish family are considered martyrs, including the child that was born during the massacre.
Filling the food gap: Cumberland food pantry steps up to meet need
In June, St. Anthony Place served 331 people, a 40 percent increase from the same month a year earlier. In July, the pantry served 339 people, also a 40 percent increase from last year.
Radio Interview: AOB Schools superintendent shares highlights of new academic year
Catholic Review Managing Editor George Matysek talks with Dr. Donna Hargens, superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, about enrollment trends, affordability of Catholic schools, Catholic identity, special programs, a state-funded scholarship program for children from low-income families and much more.
Mexico’s high court overturns state abortion ban; move could bring end to restrictions nationwide
Mexico’s Supreme Court overturned a state-level abortion ban, a decision observers say could hasten the removal of restrictions on the procedure nationwide.
Message from ‘heart of Asia’: Pope’s words go beyond Mongolian borders
Visiting Mongolia Sept. 1-4, Pope Francis encouraged the nation’s tiny Catholic community to grow in faith and charity, but the visit also was designed to reassure the government that it has nothing to fear from the Catholic missionaries who arrived in the country in 1992.
Pope says religion and culture can be misused to frighten and oppress
The pope admitted Sept. 4 it was not his best moment when he cited the examples of Peter the Great and Catherine II, who conquered and subjugated neighboring nations and who Russian President Vladimir Putin has evoked as role models in his war on Ukraine.
Synod assembly won’t be secret, but won’t be open to press, pope says
The Synod of Bishops is not a television show or a parliamentary debate, and its discussions will not be open to the public or to reporters, Pope Francis said.
First-grade teacher makes every student feel loved
As a teacher for 35 years, Julie Guenther has shared her life and her faith with more than 900 6-year-olds. For her, it is like having two families, one that lives in her home, and another that grows larger each time a new school year begins.
Descendants of people enslaved and sold by the Jesuits in 1838 reunite for family reunion in Southern Maryland
The Reclamation Project’s Southern Maryland GU272 – Jesuit Enslaved Descendant Gathering over the Labor Day weekend drew hundreds of people who, in addition to touring the plantations and historic churches in that region, also gathered at St. Mary’s College in St. Mary’s City for presentations from scholars and testimonies from fellow descendants.
Archbishop Lori’s mother passes away at 103
Margaret Lori, mother of Archbishop William E. Lori, died Sept. 3 in New Albany, Ind. She was 103 years old.