Just a spark May 9, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary, Evangelization, Feature More than 500 people joined the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil at their local parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, a culmination of months of preparation for the sacraments of initiation, confirmation and reception into full communion with the church.
A time for reckoning: Archdiocese of Baltimore forms commission to investigate church connection to slavery May 9, 2023By Kyle Taylor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice The Archdiocese of Baltimore is continuing to undergo its own self-assessment of the issue, and has formed a 17-member commission to research its ties to slavery going back hundreds of years.
Bishop Flores: Brownsville vehicle crash indicative of ‘corrosive tendency’ to devalue vulnerable human life May 8, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A vehicle crashed into a crowd waiting at a bus stop outside a migrant shelter in the border city of Brownsville, Texas, killing at least seven people and injuring at least 10 others, authorities said.
Catholic leaders welcome ‘focus on service’ at king’s coronation May 8, 2023By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News Catholic leaders in Britain welcomed the ecumenical and interfaith elements in the May 6 coronation of King Charles III and his consort, Queen Camilla, as well as a pledge by the new monarch “not to be served but to serve.”
Vigil walkers demand justice for slain Fabián Sánchez–González May 8, 2023By Priscila González de Doran Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News Led by the mother, father and other family members of a 23-year-old Catholic who was shot and killed while working at a T-Mobile in Canton, nearly 80 people walked through the streets of East Baltimore May 7 in a peaceful call for change.
Jesus shows what path to take, especially in times of trouble, pope says May 8, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christians have no need to be afraid or hopeless because Jesus always tells the faithful where they are going and how to get there, Pope Francis said.
Deacon Frederick Schoennagel, ‘Deacon Pop,’ dies at 88 May 8, 2023By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon Frederick Schoennagel Jr., a longtime deacon who served at St.Thomas More, Baltimore; Church of the Annunciation, Rosedale, and, most recently, St. John the Evangelist, Hydes, died May 2.
RADIO INTERVIEW: V8s for Vocations May 8, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Father Matthew Keller, the car buff who founded V8s for Vocations, about the impetus for the program and this year’s raffle prize car, a 1957 Chevy.
Dallas bishop reacts to mass shooting at mall with ‘heavy heart,’ urges ‘prayers for peace’ in communities May 8, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Dallas Bishop Edward J. Burns addressed the faithful of the diocese “with a heavy heart” late May 6 after at least eight people, including a child, were killed during a mass shooting that afternoon at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas.
Despite new EPA rule to reduce toxic pollution, Catholic activist says fight to protect communities far from over May 8, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Rise St. James describes itself as “fighting for environmental justice as it works to defeat the proliferation of petrochemical industries in St. James Parish, Louisiana.”
Catholic universities must be missionary in spirit, pope says May 7, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Catholic universities must be outward looking and prepare their students to engage with the world’s problems rather than teaching rigid ideas, Pope Francis said.
From food distribution to trauma therapy, Ukrainian priest is on wound-healing mission for displaced Ukrainians May 7, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News For many Ukrainians pouring westward to flee conflict, the baroque 18th-century church with its distinct twin bell towers, standing tall above the old city’s red rooftops, proved a natural beacon for those propelled far from home.
