Movie Review: ‘Resurrection’ March 25, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Easter, Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Though its tone is sometimes overheated, this is a handsomely done dramatization of the most essential period in human history.
A look at 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines — and counting! March 25, 2021By Father Ricky Manalo Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary The quincentenary that marks the introduction of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines cannot go unnoticed, given the impact and influence that Catholicism has and continues to have in the everyday lives of Filipinos.
Were the apostles baptized?/ What should a homily be about? March 25, 2021By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about whether the apostles baptized and what homilies should be about.
Dante a ‘prophet of hope’ for the world, pope says March 25, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The life and works of the famed Italian poet Dante Alighieri remain a lasting treasure that embodies the virtue of hope so desperately needed in today’s world, Pope Francis said.
Pope names Chilean survivor to Commission for the Protection of Minors March 25, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has named Juan Carlos Cruz, a survivor of sexual abuse by a notorious Chilean priest, to be a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
Network Catholic social justice lobby to get its first lay leader March 24, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Network, the Catholic social justice lobby that has been run by women religious since its founding 50 years ago, will get its first lay leader effective April 6.
Boulder officer recalled as ‘man of character,’ ‘loving father’ March 24, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Officer Eric Talley, an 11-year veteran of the Boulder Police Department, was the first to arrive at the scene of a mass shooting at a King Soopers grocery store the afternoon of March 22 and the first of 10 to be killed.
Pope says Mary comforts all those who die alone, reiterates she is not a “co-redemptrix” March 24, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News As he has underlined often, the pope reiterated that Mary is not a “co-redemptrix.” For decades, some Catholics have been petitioning the popes to recognize Mary as co-redemptrix to highlight the essential role she played in redemption.
15 Baltimore Catholic school products who had a lasting impact on basketball March 24, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Sports The Baltimore Catholic League is celebrating its 50th tournament this week. In order to appreciate where it’s been and where it’s going, here’s the Catholic Review’s look at the 15 players who came out of a Catholic high school in Baltimore and had the most-lasting impact on the game.
Easter church attendance likely to be far behind pre-pandemic levels March 23, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Easter, Feature, News, World News Only 3% of Catholic churches in the United States are open and having Mass as they had before the pandemic, according to a new Pew Research Center report issued March 22.
Deacon Chesnavage, World War II veteran who comforted the sick, dies at 100 March 23, 2021By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon Albert Chesnavage, a World War II veteran who became one of the first members of the revived permanent diaconate in the 1970s, died March 19 at his home in Dundalk. He was 100.
Legionaries’ updated abuse report names four more who worked in U.S. March 23, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Legionaries of Christ received seven new allegations of sexual abuse against members of the congregation in 2020 and released the names of four additional members who ministered in the United States and had substantiated sexual abuse allegations made against them.
