Terror of 9/11 reconnected Hunt Valley parishioner with faith September 8, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, 9/11, Feature, Local News, News As she kept heading toward Ground Zero, Donaldson watched in horror as the towers collapsed one by one. “I just felt like I couldn’t stop praying the rosary at that point,” said Donaldson. “It didn’t feel like a desperate prayer. It just felt like this was right.”
Vatican releases guidance for dioceses to begin synodal path September 8, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The Vatican has issued the preparatory document and a “handbook” for dioceses as part of the global church’s preparation for the 2023 assembly of the Synod of Bishops, discussing the theme, “For a synodal church: communion, participation and mission.”
Protect yourself, love others September 7, 2021By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary, Coronavirus, Feature If you love your neighbor, help protect yourself and others. Wear a mask. Get vaccinated.
Eucharist is source of joy, God’s presence, speakers tell global congress September 7, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The ultimate purpose of the Eucharist is mission, Mary Healy, a professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, told the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress.
New leaders begin at 19 Catholic schools in Archdiocese of Baltimore September 7, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Nineteen elementary and high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are under new leadership.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Baltimore Basilica’s history and significance for today September 7, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron spoke with Christopher Gunty about the history of the Baltimore Basilica and its significance for today.
Families encounter Eucharist in powerful way through Family Prayer Project September 7, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News The Family Prayer Project is an initiative of Ablaze Ministries designed to encourage families to embrace their faith more deeply through eucharistic adoration.
Archbishop Lori announces clergy appointments, including new pastors in Emmitburg and Highlandtown September 7, 2021By Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori has announced clergy appointments, including new pastors for St. Joseph in Emmitsburg and Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown.
U.S. bishops’ Labor Day statement calls for economy that works for all September 7, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News The “present ills of our economy” invite Catholics to reflect on ways to propose new and creative responses to vital human needs in a post-pandemic world, 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.
Catholic Charities agencies rely on virtual outreach in Ida relief September 6, 2021By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News With several Northeast states now joining major metropolitan regions in the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Ida-related disaster areas, Catholic Charities agencies are using virtual deployment systems refined during the coronavirus pandemic to maximize their outreach to those in need.
Indiana Catholic firefighters say ground zero work linked faith, service September 5, 2021By Sean Gallagher Catholic News Service Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News Sept. 11, 2001, started as an ordinary day for Charles Glesing, a firefighter in Indianapolis.
Where Peter is: Canonists tackle regulating papal resignation, impeded See September 4, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News “I don’t know where they got it from … that I was going to resign,” said the pope.
