Ordinary people doing extraordinary things: Archdiocesan Gala to return February 6, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Local News, News The Archdiocesan Gala will return in-person for the first time in more than three years, scheduled for April 22 at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel.
Free childbirth or reduce cost of raising kids? Pro-life leaders mull proposal for Congress February 6, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Some pro-life leaders have called on Congress to make childbirth free for mothers, while others maintain addressing the financial burden of raising children will make greater impacts on saving lives from abortion.
Affordable child care key component of post-Roe response, advocates say February 5, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life, Social Justice, World News Affordable child care must be a core component of a post-Roe response from the Church, advocates at the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering said on Jan. 30.
4 tips for building a media-smart family February 5, 2023By Sister Nancy Usslemann OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Youth Ministry Living virtuously with our media requires communicating together to become a media-smart family.
Clarksville school shapes educators in faith formation February 4, 2023By Jamie Hunt Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools St. Louis School is in the second year of a pioneering faith formation program that could prove to be a model for preserving Catholic identity in schools across the archdiocese and beyond.
Speakers address how local churches can protect lives of mothers, unborn children from domestic violence February 4, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Mary McClusky, assistant director of Project Rachel Ministry Development at the USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, said that, despite the fact that the lives of both pregnant women and their children in domestic violence situations are often at risk, there is always hope.
Here is the simplest way to share faith with kids February 4, 2023By Laura Kelly Fanucci OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Youth Ministry We can’t simply drop kids off at Catholic school or religious education classes and consider the job done.
Ukraine’s embattled religious orders keep faith and hope alive amid war February 4, 2023By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Catholic religious orders have played a major role in channeling life-saving humanitarian aid across Ukraine since Russia’s February 2022 invasion, keeping hopes alive while continuing to minister to the country’s much-depleted Catholic communities.
Papal farm, gardens will be home to new center promoting sustainability February 3, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The papal property at Castel Gandolfo, with its vast gardens and diverse livestock, will now be the home of a new scientific and educational center dedicated to promoting integral ecology, sustainability, and a circular and generative economy.
Pope, Anglican, Presbyterian leaders push South Sudanese to make peace February 3, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis, Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury and the Rev. Iain Greenshields, moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, made history Feb. 3 when they began an ecumenical pilgrimage to the world’s youngest nation, but one that has known war and violent conflicts for nine of the 11 years since independence.
Consecrated persons have ‘special role’ in fulfilling church’s mission, pope says February 3, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News While Pope Francis was “on mission” in Africa he urged consecrated persons to embody the church’s missionary spirit in spreading the Gospel.
Memorial liturgy, prayer service honor victims of two mass shootings in California February 3, 2023By Tom Hoffarth OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News A congregation of more than 100 gathered for an evening memorial Mass Jan. 27 in a community still looking for answers and seeking comfort from a Jan. 21 mass shooting at a dance club just two blocks from the church.