St. Mary’s Cemetery, resting place to enslaved people, will undergo revitalization November 7, 2023By Kyle Taylor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice At St. Mary’s Cemetery in Howard County, a project is underway to revitalize the final resting place of enslaved people.
Archdiocese expands research on cemeteries of enslaved population November 7, 2023By Kyle Taylor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice In recent months, several cemeteries at parishes in the archdiocese have been discovered to have been the final resting place of enslaved people.
Pope encourages children to speak up, work for peace November 7, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In a celebration of life, peace, joy and harmony, thousands of children representing young people on every continent greeted Pope Francis during an afternoon event in the Vatican’s Paul VI hall.
Judge praises dialogue between archdiocese and creditors’ attorneys in reorganization November 6, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News The judge in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s bankruptcy reorganization case said during a hearing Nov. 6 that she was glad to see that the attorneys for the archdiocese and those for the unsecured creditors’ committee were in dialogue to address certain issues before the court.
Remembering my Aunt Agnes’ 104 years of faith November 6, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, The Narthex George Matysek fondly remembers his 104-year-old aunt, a woman of courage, faith and determination.
Ukraine’s Secret Service announces suspicion against Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill amid Russian strike in Odesa November 6, 2023By Lilia Kovalyk-Vasiuta OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Ukraine’s Secret Service, SBU, announced suspicion against Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who, it said, “blessed the racists to kill Ukrainians.”
Cardinal denies working on changes to procedures for papal elections November 6, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, a top adviser to Pope Francis on matters involving canon law, denied reports the pope had asked him to draft revisions to the rules governing the preparations for electing a new pope.
Reveal God’s tender face when serving others, pope tells charity group November 6, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News With every act of charity and serving others, Christians must always try to “disappear” so that only the Lord and his love appear before the people they serve, Pope Francis said.
Faith is a call to dialogue and peacemaking, pope tells rabbis November 6, 2023By Cindy Wooden OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christians and Jews are called to bear witness to God’s word through dialogue and “to his peace with our actions,” Pope Francis said in a message to the Conference of European Rabbis.
Wars in Gaza, Ukraine, ‘kill’ the future of children, pope says November 6, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News The wars being fought in Gaza, Ukraine and other parts of the world are destroying the future of the children who live in those nations, Pope Francis said.
Radio Interview: Writer/director brings ‘Journey to Bethlehem’ to big screen in movie musical November 6, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Advent, Feature, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Radio Interview A new movie musical, “Journey to Bethlehem,” may be just what we need. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Adam Anders, writer, director and composer, about the new film, which opens in theaters Nov. 10.
10 top takeaways from the synthesis report and why they matter November 6, 2023By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News The Synod on Synodality’s first session at the Vatican has concluded, with its results wrapped up in a 41-page “half-time report” for the entire church to digest, reflect on and give feedback about ahead of the synod’s final session in Rome next October.
