Pope sends predecessor’s longtime secretary home without assignment June 15, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has directed Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the longtime personal secretary of the late Pope Benedict XVI, to leave the Vatican and return to his home diocese in Germany without a new assignment.
Deacon Daniel Acquard finds what was missing while setting sail for priesthood June 15, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2023, News, Vocations As a fourth-year seminarian, Deacon Daniel Acquard finds himself drawn to the “unique stories” of those to whom he ministers.
‘Wars are not just,’ pope tells U.N. Security Council June 15, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News “The time has come to say an emphatic ‘no’ to war” and state decisively “that wars are not just,” Pope Francis said in a message to the U.N. Security Council.
St. Ann has been anchored in faith for 150 years June 15, 2023By Mary K. Tilghman Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Parish Anniversary 2023 Anchors have defined St. Ann in northeast Baltimore for 150 years – from the anchor Captain William Kennedy brought home from his ship, The Wanderer, to the parish’s symbolic role as an anchor of the community.
UK woman jailed for two years for aborting her baby almost a month before due date June 14, 2023By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News An English Catholic bishop said he supported the decision of a judge to jail a woman for two years after she aborted her baby almost a month before she was due to give birth.
Doctors begin planning pope’s discharge from hospital June 14, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A week after undergoing abdominal surgery, Pope Francis’ recovery is going well enough that his doctors are making plans to discharge him from Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Vatican press office said.
Catholic expert warns U.S. democracy faces ‘stress test’ as Trump faces federal criminal charges in Miami June 14, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Former President Donald Trump surrendered to authorities at the federal courthouse in Miami June 13, making his first court appearance after being indicted on 37 federal charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
‘Non-man’? Johns Hopkins’ redefinition of ‘lesbian’ a moment for evangelization, says Catholic ethicist June 14, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News On June 12, Johns Hopkins University updated its official definition of the word “lesbian” in its “LGBTQ Glossary,” which is posted on the school’s “Gender and Sexuality Resources” webpage.
Eucharistic processions on Corpus Christi around U.S. promote devotion to Real Presence June 14, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Over the centuries, the tradition of processing with the Eucharist through the streets on the feast of Corpus Christi has spread throughout the Catholic Church and become a revered tradition for Catholics all over the world.
Catholic Review Media brings home 60 awards from three press associations for 2022 work June 14, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, Local News, News Catholic Review Media captured 60 honors for work published and broadcast in 2022.
Dulaney Valley monastery welcomes two Carmelites June 14, 2023By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Following a year of postulancy, the 26-year-old woman became a novice, Sister Bridget of Holy Mystery, with the Carmelite Community of Baltimore.
Experts: New cannabis-schizophrenia study shows church must ‘take the lead’ addressing marijuana risks June 14, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News As more U.S. states legalize recreational marijuana, a new study reveals strong links between cannabis addiction and schizophrenia in young males — a risk the Catholic Church must address, said Dr. Timothy Millea, chair of the health care policy committee for the Catholic Medical Association.
