“We’ve been waiting for this for a long time,” said Father Fest, a former longtime pastor of St. Veronica in the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore who now serves as pastor of St. Joseph in Alexandria, Va. “St. Joseph is finally getting his due.”
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Archbishop Lori announces clergy appointments, including new pastor in Catonsville
Archbishop William E. Lori has announced clergy appointments, including a new pastor in Catonsville.
Ten Archdiocese of Baltimore churches designated pilgrimage sites during Year of St. Joseph
Archbishop William E. Lori has designated ten churches in the Archdiocese of Baltimore named for St. Joseph as official pilgrimage sites where people can pray and meditate during the Year of St. Joseph that runs through Dec. 8, 2021.
Top Knight says group is ‘force for good,’ bolsters men’s faith, families
Patrick Kelly’s formal installation as the 14th Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus is still off in the indefinite future because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but he officially began his new job March 1 at the Knights’ headquarters in New Haven, Connecticut.
Vatican says no blessing gay unions, no negative judgment on gay people
While homosexual men and women must be respected, any form of blessing a same-sex union is “illicit,” said the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Vatican ends practice of priests celebrating Mass alone in St. Peter’s
The Vatican is putting an end to the practice of priests going into St. Peter’s Basilica early every morning to celebrate their own Mass at a side altar with just an altar server.
Treasured artifacts that belonged to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton return to Emmitsburg
“They’re here to help us tell her story and make Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton more relatable,” said Rob Judge, executive director of the Seton Shrine.
Jesus wasn’t just good, he is God, papal preacher says
Plenty of non-Christians believe that Jesus was a real person and that what he taught can make the world a better place, but what makes a person a Christian is believing that Jesus is God, said the preacher of the papal household.
Vatican says general absolution still permissible during pandemic
Offering general absolution to the faithful without having them personally confess their sins first may still be done in places seeing serious or increasing levels of coronavirus infections, a Vatican official said.
U.S. priest in exorcism ministry said focus should be on God’s power
Father Vincent Lampert has traveled to the ends of the earth in his ministry fighting the devil as an exorcist.
Pope names woman Scripture scholar as secretary of biblical commission
Pope Francis has named Sister Nuria Calduch-Benages, an Old Testament scholar and professor at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University, to be secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission.
Cardinal Gibbons, who died 100 years ago, was committed to Ireland
Before his death the week after St. Patrick’s Day in 1921, Cardinal James Gibbons helped send humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Ireland, concluding a lifelong commitment to the country.