Cardinal says church shouldn’t expect ‘miracle’ of peace in Holy Land May 1, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Sudden peace negotiations or an intervention by the United States will not deliver Israelis and Palestinians from the suffering caused by the war in Gaza, a Jerusalem-based cardinal said.
Fear is the great nemesis of faith, pope says at general audience May 1, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The greatest enemy of faith is fear, Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience.
Ukrainian archbishop meets with military officials on missing priests, detained civilians May 1, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church recently met with Ukrainian military officials to discuss a range of issues, including Russia’s detention of two Ukrainian Catholic priests whose fate remains unknown.
Loyola University Maryland awards $25,000 to four ventures May 1, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Loyola University Maryland’s Simon Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship awarded a total of $25,000 to four ventures that participated in the center’s Baltipreneurs Accelerator, a four-month part-time program supporting startup businesses and social ventures with training, technical assistance, mentorship, networking and access to capital.
Archdiocese of Baltimore presents Seek the City to Come proposal to the Hispanic community May 1, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come About 250 parishioners from 11 parishes gathered at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Bayview for a Spanish-language presentation of the parish reconfiguration proposal as part of the Seek the City to Come initiative.
Religious formation must also be human, ongoing, pope says May 1, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Vocations, World News Seminarians and religious men and women need well-rounded formation throughout their lives, not only at the onset of their religious training, Pope Francis said.
Alleged victims of Father Marko Rupnik: His art cannot be separated from abuse claims April 30, 2024By Federica Tourn OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News For the rector of the world’s second largest church after St. Peter’s Basilica, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida in Brazil, May 11 will be a day of celebrating the inauguration of the southern facade’s mosaics, all created by Father Marko Rupik.
Youth Bowl gets Catholic school students running and jumping April 30, 2024By Todd Karpovich Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports The 31st Youth Bowl provides elementary schools an opportunity to compete in track and field events with a chance to win medals and awards.
Biden administration announces new regulations on gender identity policies April 30, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News The Department of Health and Human Services announced new regulations April 26 that restore Obama-era protections for patients who identify as transgender that the Trump administration rolled back in 2020. The new rule follows another controversial rule adding gender identity to Title IX protections.
Archbishop Lori blesses new stained-glass windows at St. Joseph April 29, 2024By Branan D. Thompson Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News With sunlight illuminating newly-installed stained-glass windows depicting Joseph in his coat of many colors, Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated the completion of a beautification project at St. Joseph’s church in Eldersburg.
Kenyan archbishop appeals for humanitarian aid as floods devastate the country April 29, 2024By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, Giving, News, World News Amid severe floods, a leading Catholic archbishop in Kenya appealed for humanitarian support to aid thousands of displaced people, as he expressed the church’s closeness to the affected populations.
New photos reveal many sides of Padre Pio April 29, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News A foundation that promotes devotion to St. Pio of Pietrelcina, more widely known as Padre Pio, is making 10 never-before-seen photographs of the saint available to the devout for free.
