Pandemic forcing Baltimore fundraisers to go virtual, drive-though September 4, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Religious orders, institutions, parishes and schools are making creative adjustments to fundraisers in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Profit over safety, especially in pandemic, ‘unjust,’ says Labor Day statement September 4, 2020By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Given the “somber” realities imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, for companies to put profits over safety is “unjust,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, in the U.S. bishops’ annual Labor Day statement.
Paycheck Protection Program ‘helped bridge the gap’ allowing parishes to adapt, employees say September 3, 2020By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News Many employees of the archdiocese credited the federal Paycheck Protection Program with helping parishes – many of which were already struggling financially – weather the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.
Pope calls for day of prayer, fasting for Lebanon September 2, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has asked Catholics and all people of goodwill to observe Sept. 4 as a day of prayer and fasting for Lebanon.
Bishop Lewandowski’s formative years colored by rural pursuits September 2, 2020By Erik Zygmont Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Feature, Local News, News Bishop Bruce Lewandowski and his siblings, Mary, Paula and Joseph, grew up on six acres of farmland in Lima, Ohio, with their parents, Robert and Frances.
Highlandtown cheers as ‘Padre Bruce’ becomes Bishop Lewandowski September 1, 2020By Daniel Zawodny Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Feature, Local News, News Sagrado Corazón de Jesús parishioners laud Bishop Bruce Lewandowski as a unifying influence in one of the most diverse parishes within the archdiocese.
RADIO INTERVIEW: How to cope with pandemic stress, a psychologist explains August 31, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview How do you deal with stress brought on by the pandemic? What role does spirituality play in addressing the pressures so many people are experiencing?
Catholic schools in Baltimore Archdiocese reopen with ‘vigilant’ approach August 31, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools With social distancing, masks and other precautions in place, teachers welcomed children in person for the first time since March 14.
Archbishop says nation is at ‘pivotal juncture’ in racial justice struggle August 28, 2020By Richard Szczepanowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory announced during the Mass an archdiocesan initiative to “fight against racial injustice everywhere.”
Can ET call anyone? Jesuit astronomer studies intragalactic possibilities August 28, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Astronomers construct and play with a variety of mathematical models, and one popular model looks at how likely it is that civilizations on different planets could end up contacting each other. Scientists have proposed various simulations and predictions, and now a Jesuit astronomer and former director of the Vatican Observatory has co-authored a study offering a new set of results.
Makers of sacramental wine, altar bread suffer economic hit due to pandemic August 28, 2020By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News With the global pandemic practically shutting everything down for months, the sacramental wine and altar bread business has suffered like other businesses in the country, with COVID-19 preventing most indoor public celebrations of the Mass.
Archbishop Listecki prays for justice during visit to Wisconsin city August 27, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki prayed for peace and healing at several damaged sites during a visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, the scene of four nights of demonstrations following the police shooting of a Black man.
