To kick off Black Catholic History Month, the Archdiocese of Baltimore unveiled a display of six Black sainthood candidates in its lobby at the Catholic Center in Baltimore Nov. 7.
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Peace requires ‘gentle power of dialogue,’ pope says at audience
For there to be peace, people need to expand their horizons, engage in dialogue and work with each other in a way that sets aside selfishness and ambition, Pope Francis said.
Cardinal tells leaders at COP27 they have duty to act on climate change
Leaders gathered in Egypt for the U.N. climate summit have “a moral obligation” to act seriously and together to safeguard the planet and to offer concrete aid to people suffering the “more frequent and more serious humanitarian impacts caused by climate change,” said Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
Russian ambassador confirms pope helped facilitate prisoner exchanges
Russia’s ambassador to the Vatican confirmed Pope Francis helped facilitate recent prisoner exchanges with Ukraine and said the Vatican is ready to act as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia.
Movie Review: ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
Director and co-writer Edward Berger’s eponymous production of “All Quiet on the Western Front” is streaming on Netflix.
Jubilarians mark 385 years of ministry
Eight priests serving the Archdiocese of Baltimore were honored for their many years of priestly ministry during a special Nov. 7 Mass and reception at St. Joseph in Fullerton.
Catholic education needed now more than ever
This week we are celebrating Discover Catholic Schools Week, which is a time to spread the word about the substantial benefits and meaningful opportunities a Catholic education can deliver for students and their families.
Pope avoids confrontation with Italy on migration but says lives must be saved
Pope Francis avoided a direct confrontation with Italy’s new government over immigration policies, but he still insisted “lives must be saved.”
U.S. bishops launch new approach to teaching the faith
A new outreach to teaching the faith, called the Institute on the Catechism, will be a springboard for faith formation developed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee on the Catechism.
Despair over declining numbers shows lack of faith, pope tells religious
Numbers are a real challenge, but “those who get caught up in pessimism put faith aside,” the pope told students and staff of the Claretian Institute of the Theology of Consecrated Life in Rome and its affiliated programs in the Philippines, India, Colombia and Nigeria.
Dundalk deacon’s cherished vestments passed to new generation
Vestments once worn by a beloved deacon of St. Rita in Dundalk over five decades of ministry have been gifted to a new generation of deacons at the Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier in Hunt Valley.
At border Mass above the Rio Grande, migrants who died are remembered
– From an altar set on a platform just above the waters that straddle the U.S. and Mexico, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, celebrated a Mass Nov. 5 to remember migrants who’ve died trying to cross the waters below or along the border in 2022.