Vatican releases text for installing catechists, explains ministry December 13, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Catholic men and women formally installed in the new ministry of catechists are not simply religious education teachers but are engaged in “the proclamation and transmission of the faith, carrying out this role in collaboration with the ordained ministers and under their guidance,” said a letter accompanying the Latin text of the Rite of Institution of Catechists.
Pope invites Catholics to join Caritas campaign to care for poor, creation December 13, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis encouraged people to take part in a new global campaign launched by Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican-based umbrella organization for national Catholic charities.
Mourning, prayer and a resolve to rebuild follow devastating tornadoes December 13, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Mourning, prayer and a resolve to rebuild shattered lives, homes and businesses in Mayfield followed one of the most powerful twisters in U.S. history that leveled the city of 10,000 in western Kentucky overnight Dec. 10.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, ‘Star of New Evangelization,’ unites cultures December 11, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Saints Our Lady of Guadalupe has united cultures throughout the centuries ever since she first appeared in a series of apparitions in 1531.
Christmas is time for sharing, not commercialism, pope says December 10, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Christmas tree and Nativity crèche should evoke the joy and the peace of God’s love and not the selfish indulgence of consumerism and indifference, Pope Francis said.
Mercy High to take on Maryvale in new chapter in girls’ basketball tradition December 10, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Mercy High School in Baltimore and Maryvale Preparatory School in Lutherville announced Dec. 10 they will begin a new tradition in girls basketball Feb. 25 when the two all-girls schools compete in “The Classic.”
Report IDs five European nations with increasing anti-Christian violence December 9, 2021By Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Catholics are facing soaring levels of discrimination in some of the most influential countries in Europe, a new report said.
Mass marks end of diocesan phase of inquiry for Day’s sainthood cause December 9, 2021By Beth Griffin Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News More than 1,500 people filled St. Patrick’s Cathedral Dec. 8 to witness the formal end of the diocesan phase of the sainthood cause for Dorothy Day.
Pope closes Year of St. Joseph with marginalized young adults December 9, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Year of St. Joseph Pope Francis closed the Year of St. Joseph with a private visit to a community in Rome that helps people experiencing marginalization, crisis or substance abuse.
Pope donates watch to benefit Wisconsin foundation’s scholarship program December 9, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A dream that Doug LaViolette had for well over a year — something he said a few friends told him was “crazy”– has come true.
Our Lady of Fatima statue near national shrine in Washington vandalized December 9, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Days ahead of a major Marian feast day in the Catholic Church, a marble statue of Our Lady of Fatima near the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington was vandalized, with Mary’s hands and nose cut off, her face scratched and the cross on her crown broken off.
Catholic Charities of Baltimore launches largest capital campaign in its history December 8, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News The funds of the historic $75 million “Greater Promise” fundraising effort will support Catholic Charities’ nearly 100 programs, with a primary focus on an Intergenerational Center in West Baltimore, expanding school readiness through Head Start, Gallagher Services and the Cherry Hill Town Center.
