Popular catacomb tours at New York cathedral offer lessons in city’s Catholic history October 28, 2023By Beth Griffin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News “Catacombs by Candlelight” perhaps conjures images of a subterranean tour in Rome led by a guide wearing a headlamp. In New York, it’s the name of a revenue-generating history lesson told while exploring the cemetery and burial vaults of one of the city’s oldest Catholic churches.
Synod process shows church still working to make the ideal real when including people with disabilities October 28, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News Those with disabilities typically don’t want sympathy or charity. They want to belong, just like every other parishioner.
Cathedral hosts funeral for ‘hero’ firefighter who sacrificed life for city October 27, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News More than 1,000 people gathered for an interfaith service honoring firefighter Rodney William Pitts III’s life and final sacrifice, while many hundreds more remained outside.
Slain Maryland judge honored at Catholic parish in Hagerstown October 27, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News, Western Vicariate About 700 people, including 120 judges from Maryland and other states, attended the funeral rites at St. Ann Parish in Hagerstown. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and other civic leaders were present.
Pope Francis asks Mary to ‘convert those who fuel and foment conflict’ October 27, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis asked Mary to look mercifully upon the human family, “which has strayed from the path of peace,” and entrusted to her protection the world’s regions and nations at war.
With formation, prayer, fraternity, Knights’ Cor initiative aims to strengthen Catholic men’s faith October 27, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Men, News, World News Dubbed “Cor” — Latin for “heart” — the initiative is designed, its website says, “to form and strengthen Catholic men in faith and virtue as missionary disciples by drawing them into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ through prayer, formation, and fraternity.”
Role of bishop is best expressed by being among his people, Dominican says October 27, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News olding a Synod of Bishops with a much greater participation of non-bishops as voting members, particularly lay women and men, clearly expresses what it really means to be a bishop, said Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe.
Fate of two captured Ukrainian Catholic priests still unknown, says investigator October 27, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News The fate of two Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests remains unknown almost a year after their capture by the Russian National Guard amid Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to Forum 18, an Oslo, Norway-based news service that covers religious and intellectual freedom violations in several countries.
Pope calls on doctrinal dicastery to formally investigate Father Rupnik October 27, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has lifted the statute of limitations on abuse accusations against Father Marko Rupnik to allow for a formal investigation of the case by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
U.S. synod delegate receives papal permission slip to cut class October 27, 2023By Justin McLellan Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The youngest member of the synod assembly is confident that the Holy Spirit is guiding the Synod of Bishops, but to get out of class he looked for a little extra help from the pope.
Synodality benefits from and increases ecumenical ties, participants say October 27, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News As the Catholic Church’s synod on synodality continues, it is drawing on lessons learned from decades of ecumenical friendships and dialogues and is sharing its experience with ecumenical partners with one goal in mind: helping all Christians take responsibility for the mission of sharing the Gospel, said several synod participants.
Notre Dame of Maryland University completes $9 million renovation October 26, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Dozens of alumni, students, elected officials and community supporters joined Notre Dame of Maryland University officials Oct. 24 to celebrate the completion of a $9 million renovation of the Knott Science and Innovation Center.
