Catholic Review Editor Chris Gunty talks with Bill McCarthy, executive director of Catholic Charities of Baltimore, about the agency’s legacy of service as it marks its 100th anniversary in 2023.
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Mass media needs more kindness, truth spoken with charity, pope says
The media and the field of communications need to exercise more kindness and share the truth with charity, Pope Francis said.
Montse Alvarado named president, COO of EWTN News
Montse Alvarado, vice president and executive director of Becket, the Washington-based religious liberty firm, has been named president and chief operating officer of EWTN News Inc., the EWTN Global Catholic Network announced Jan. 23.
Archbishop Cordileone on recent mass shootings: ‘We need to reclaim God at the center of our lives’
Less than 48 hours after 11 people were killed and nine more injured at a dance hall Jan. 21 in Monterey Park, California, seven more people were shot and killed at two different landscaping nurseries Jan. 23 near Half Moon Bay, California, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
Centered on Christ
Christ is at the center, there in the midst of all that we do, the way we approach every subject, every aspect of the school.
Vatican funding for charitable works totals $10.7 million in 2022; $2.2 million alone goes to needs in Ukraine
The Dicastery for the Service of Charity, led by Polish Cardinal Krajewski, spent $2.2 million (2 million euros) in 2022 for humanitarian help in Ukraine.
St. Mary’s High School swimmer breaks record held by Michael Phelps
Breaking a mark set by the most-decorated Olympian of all time was just Joe Hayburn’s latest achievement as he charts a course to qualify for his first Summer Olympics in 2024.
Wage peace each day in life to overcome monster of war, pope says
Even though war seems to be an “invincible monster,” everyone is called to be a peacemaker, Pope Francis told a group of people severely wounded in the line of duty.
Long homilies are ‘a disaster,’ keep it under 10 minutes, pope says
Lengthy, abstract homilies are “a disaster,” so preaching should be limited to 10 minutes, Pope Francis said.
Outpouring of grief, prayers as Lunar New Year massacre latest U.S. mass shooting
Archbishop Gomez prayed for God to give “wisdom and prudence to law enforcement and public officials working to make sense of the violence and keep our communities safe.”
Pro-life thought leaders explore how to change hearts and minds post-Roe
The pro-life movement should work to change hearts and minds on the issue of abortion by demonstrating “radical solidarity” with women and unborn children, some of the movement’s thought leaders said at a Jan. 19 panel in the nation’s capital.
Catholics look to night skies as new comet reveals ‘the glory of God’
For those with the right equipment, including some Catholic colleges and universities, Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) should supply both an intriguing spectacle and a teachable theological moment.