Victims of violence in Congo share their grief with pope February 1, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Victims of violence in eastern Congo told Pope Francis horrifying stories of watching their families be slaughtered or of being kidnapped or raped repeatedly by militia members.
Priest who offered up cancer for clerical abuse victims says he was healed at Lourdes February 1, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Health Care, News, World News A priest who offered up his suffering from cancer for the sake of clerical abuse victims said he has experienced a miraculous healing following a June 2022 pilgrimage to the Marian shrine at Lourdes, France.
Pope, in Congo, calls for an ‘amnesty of the heart’ to build peace February 1, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In a country where most people are Christian and all are suffering from decades of violence and atrocities, Pope Francis told the Congolese to lay down their weapons and their rancor.
All are welcome: Finding a home at Mount St. Joseph February 1, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Ory Docal started his freshman year at Mount St. Joseph in the fall, and by all accounts is flourishing, thanks to a partnership with the Catholic Coalition for Special Education, which supports special education in the Baltimore and Washington archdioceses through grants and technical assistance.
CCSE aims to expand special educational mission February 1, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools CCSE works to ensure “children with special needs are able to attend and receive an appropriate education in their local Catholic elementary schools and high schools.”
Memories of a saint February 1, 2023By Adrienne Curry Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Black Catholic Ministry, Commentary, Feature, Racial Justice Throughout her life, Sister Thea pioneered the rights of African Americans in the Catholic Church and refused to accept the racial injustices she witnessed within her community.
Social ministry ‘fundamentally a work of faith,’ cardinal says February 1, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington thanked attendees at the 2023 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering for “the service and sacrifices” they make to “preach the Gospel and share Catholic teaching in these discordant times.”
Mosque suicide bombing targets police, dozens dead January 31, 2023By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Dozens of people, mostly police and security forces, were killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in northeastern Pakistan.
Archdiocese launches anti-racism program: ‘In God’s Image: A Racial Justice Journey for All’ January 31, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice The archdiocese plans to kick off its “In God’s Image: A Racial Journey for All” program with a prayer service at St. Bernardine in West Baltimore Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Scholars, diplomats reflect on U.S. and church’s response to the Holocaust January 31, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News More than three-quarters of a century after the largest genocide in history, the United States and the Catholic Church are still making sense of their response to the Holocaust.
Pope preaches peace, cooperation, resilience to a Congo ‘gasping for breath’ January 31, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The people of Congo are more precious than any of the gems or minerals found in the earth beneath their feet, yet they have been slaughtered by warmongers and exploited by prospectors, Pope Francis said.
Archbishop Lori tells conference to look at ‘root’ of violence, poverty January 31, 2023By Maria-Pia Negro Chin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said that in order to help mothers and children thrive as a way to build peace, “we really have to think about the root causes of the violence and the poverty that we see all around us.”
