Made from an old pew found in the basement of a chapel at the current seminary, the cross will pay homage to the school’s illustrious past, while looking to the future under the care of Christ.
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Pope Benedict stable and alert a day after Pope Francis asks for prayers
The day after Pope Francis told people retired Pope Benedict was “very sick” and in need of prayers, the Vatican said he had had a restful night and described him as being in serious, but stable condition.
Most popular stories and commentaries of 2022 on CatholicReview.org
The most-read local stories and commentaries on CatholicReview.org for 2022
Supreme Court keeps Title 42 restriction on border entry in place for now
In an end-of-the year decision, the Supreme Court Dec. 27 ruled that a federal public health rule that allows immigration officials at the border to quickly turn away migrants seeking asylum could stay in place while legal challenges to the policy played out.
Aquila: Media claim church teaching helped prompt gay bar shooting is ‘lie’
Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila called it irresponsible and a “flat out lie” for The Denver Post daily newspaper and some other local media to scapegoat Catholic teaching on human sexuality as a reason for hatred against transgender people and the wider LGBTQ community that led to a mass shooting at a Colorado gay bar.
Continue contemplating the mystery of Christmas, pope urges
The birth of Jesus in a stable “shows us God’s ‘style,’ which is closeness, compassion, and tenderness,” Pope Francis told visitors and pilgrims at his weekly general audience.
Love comes first, pope says in letter on teaching of St. Francis de Sales
The most important question a Christian can ask when making any decision in life is “where the greatest love is to be found,” Pope Francis wrote in a letter marking the 400th anniversary of St. Francis de Sales, a doctor of the church.
Pope Francis says retired Pope Benedict is ‘very sick’
Saying that retired Pope Benedict XVI was “very sick,” Pope Francis asked people to offer special prayers for him.
Pope’s 2022: A year dominated by war, problems walking
While 2022 finally saw the publication of Pope Francis’ constitution reforming the Roman Curia, the biggest news and the biggest changes in his ministry came from Russia’s war on Ukraine and from the pope’s own problems walking.
Priest weathers Christmas blizzard on fireboat celebrating Mass for two
In the midst of the multiday blizzard that paralyzed parts of western New York, Father Seil, chaplain for the Buffalo Fire Department, had to evacuate the rectory at his parish in the city’s Old First Ward neighborhood on Christmas Eve, then spent the night aboard the department’s fire boat and celebrated a short Mass Christmas morning for crewman Jack Kelleher.
Parishioners at Ss. Philip and James weather cold snap with Christmas spirit
Parishes throughout the archdiocese faced some unusual challenges with temperatures in the teens and wind-chill temperatures in the single digits during Christmas weekend.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Year in Review with Archbishop Lori
As 2022 comes to a close, Catholic Review Editor talks with Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori about a variety of topics, including the archbishop’s visit to Ukraine, the church’s project to look at the ministry and footprint of the church in Baltimore City and much more.