Be transformed by the Eucharist, pope asks Catholics July 5, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Catholics must place the Eucharist at the center of their lives to transform their relationships with God and their neighbors, Pope Francis said.
Pope institutes commission to share the stories of new martyrs July 5, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News The Vatican will establish a new commission to identify and catalogue Christians who have died for their faith in the last 25 years, Pope Francis said.
Local communities must be included in fight against hunger, pope says July 5, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News In order to eradicate hunger in the world, committed and experienced action must be taken that includes local and traditional cultures and peoples, Pope Francis said.
New Haven churches merged into new parish named for Knights of Columbus founder July 5, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, World News A priest on the road to sainthood, who has united millions of Catholic men across the world, is drawing faithful together in the town where he first served.
Pope’s ambassador: Staying in Ukraine during war a ‘big, big grace’ amid fears, frustrations July 5, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine hit the 493-day mark June 30, OSV News sat down with Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, papal nuncio to Ukraine, to discuss his experiences of the war.
Vatican aims to return Ukrainian children, not mediate war, says cardinal July 5, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News The Vatican is developing a plan to return to Ukraine children illegally deported to Russia but is not jockeying to mediate the war, Pope Francis’ peace envoy said upon his return from his mission to Moscow.
Archbishop Curley students build functional electric vehicle as classwork July 5, 2023By Kyle Taylor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools A group of seniors at Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore has completed a project that just might make Elon Musk jealous.
‘God is with us in our car’: Ukraine combat medic brings faith, healing to the battlefield July 4, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Amid the heat of combat, “the most important thing is not just to do the medicine, which comes automatically, but to be able to gather your thoughts and be focused in these stressful situations.”
Radio Interview: Digital Literacy and Media Mindfulness July 3, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, Local News, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Daughter of St. Paul Sister Rose Pacatte about digital literacy and what she calles “media mindfulness” – consuming media in a thoughtful way that looks at not only what you read and see, but who creates it and who benefits from it.
Religious leaders plead for dialogue and peace as violent riots convulse France July 3, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The leaders of the Conference of Religious Leaders in France, representing Muslim, Jewish, Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and Buddhist communities, issued a June 30 joint statement appealing for peace, harmony and fraternity amid violent protests that have engulfed the country.
Be modern prophets by guiding others to the Holy Spirit, pope asks July 3, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christians are called to be modern-day prophets who guide others to see the Holy Spirit at work in everyday life and not to be superstitious people who try to predict or control the future, Pope Francis said.
Archbishop Lori asks for prayers for victims after shooting in Brooklyn community July 2, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News Following a mass shooting in which two were killed and 28 injured at a block party July 2 in the South Baltimore community of Brooklyn, Archbishop William E. Lori asked for prayers for the victims and the city.
