Archdiocesan Pastoral Council seeks applicants June 13, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, established by Archbishop William E. Lori in 2019 to facilitate dialogue between the archbishop and the laity of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, is seeking applications to fill four positions on the 13-member consultative body.
Archbishop Lori, Cardinal Dolan decry attacks on pro-life centers June 13, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore pleaded for peace in light of recent attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers in the United States.
The church’s joy and mission is evangelization, pope says June 13, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Evangelization is the mission and joy of the church, Pope Francis told members of the Missionaries of Africa.
Martyred nuns beatified in Poland June 13, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, War in Ukraine, World News Beatifying 10 Polish nuns killed by Russian soldiers at the end of World War II, it is difficult not to think of the suffering being endured by the people of Ukraine today and the need for peace in the world, said Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for Saints’ Causes.
People are not islands, they need each other, pope says at Angelus June 13, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Holy Trinity shows how to be open to others and to be good, generous and gentle, Pope Francis said.
California bishops oppose move to ‘enshrine’ abortion in state constitution June 13, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The California Catholic Conference “vehemently opposes” amending the state’s constitution “to enshrine the most extreme forms of abortion.”
Quo Vadis camp set for July 11-14 June 13, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations High school boys and recent high school graduates are invited to attend “Quo Vadis Baltimore,” a four-day, three-night vocations camp hosted by the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Baltimore July 11-14 at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park.
Phoenix Bishop Olmsted retires; pope names San Diego auxiliary as successor June 10, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix, 75, and named as his successor Auxiliary Bishop John P. Dolan of San Diego.
Surrogacy, pornography both threaten human dignity, pope says June 10, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Pornography is a danger to public health, and it threatens the dignity of all men and women, Pope Francis said.
Equipping Catholic leaders for mental health ministry is conference focus June 10, 2022By Carroll Ruddell Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News More than 100 laypeople, clergy and religious from across the country attended the conference on “Building a Culture of Community: Equipping Leaders for Mental Health Ministry” held in May in Los Altos, California.
Charter’s 20th anniversary calls for ‘continued vigilance,’ archbishop says June 9, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News The 20th anniversary of the U.S. bishops’ passage of the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” is “not a time of celebration, but a time of continued vigilance and determination,” said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Archdiocese of Baltimore helps provide mental health first aid training June 9, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore, as part of the Mental Wellness Initiative launched by Archbishop William E. Lori, has been providing mental health first aid training to parishioners throughout the archdiocese over the last few months.
