National Prayer Vigil for Life will be virtual this year January 6, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Catholics across the country are instead being are encouraged to take part in a nationwide prayer vigil from Jan. 28 through Jan. 29, marking the 48th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions legalizing abortion.
In trying times, Ascension St. Agnes Hospital expands access to mental health care January 5, 2021By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Ascension St. Agnes Hospital has expanded its mental health and counseling offerings to enable patients with a smartphone or laptop to gain online access to find a counselor, make an appointment or meet with a therapist.
Sister Mary Catherine Warehime, DC, served as educator, superior, dies at 65 January 5, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Mary Catherine Warehime, a Baltimore native who served as a teacher and administrator in Catholic schools, died Dec. 17 at St. Agnes Sisters’ Residence in Baltimore. She was 65, and had been a Daughter of Charity for 46 years.
Pew report: Catholics, at 20% of population, make up 30% of Congress January 5, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholics, although they make up about 20% of the U.S. population, remain at 30% of the new Congress, according to a Jan. 4 report issued by the Pew Research Center. Catholics again are the single largest denomination in Congress, just as they are in the United States. Protestants comprise a majority of […]
As Jesuit chaplain retires, House of Representatives picks first female chaplain January 5, 2021By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News With the year-end announcement that Jesuit Father Pat Conroy would be retiring as chaplain of the House of Representatives, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that for the first time, a woman will take over the post.
Fired EWTN host: ‘I will never, ever, ever have regrets’ talking about race January 4, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Gloria Purvis, who was told after the Dec. 30 broadcast of the EWTN radio show “Morning Glory” that the show was canceled effective immediately, said she has no regrets using the show to discuss racial matters following the police killing of George Floyd last May.
The gift of time January 4, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Christmas, Commentary, Feature, Marriage & Family Life, Parenting As we watch our children grow up right before our eyes, we are reminded that time is limited and precious.
Archbishop Lori’s thoughts for a New Year January 1, 2021By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Eucharist, Feature, Uncategorized If our friendship with the Eucharistic Lord is alive and well, many blessings will flow upon each of us, upon our families and parishes, and upon the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Most-read stories and commentaries of 2020 on CatholicReview.org December 31, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, Journalism, Local News, News What were the most popular stories and commentaries on CatholicReview.org in 2020? We have the list!
Pope to skip Dec. 31, Jan. 1 liturgies due to sciatica, Vatican says December 31, 2020By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis will not preside over the traditional end-of-the-year prayer service nor the New Year’s Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica due to “painful sciatica,” the Vatican said.
Critical religious liberty disputes expected for 2021 December 31, 2020By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, U.S. Congress, World News History may show that religious liberties under the Donald Trump administration enjoyed an elevated level of support not seen perhaps since the administration of President George W. Bush.
Catholic advocates against death penalty urge clemency for woman on federal death row December 30, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The execution date of Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, is currently undecided. In late December a federal judge said the Justice Department unlawfully rescheduled her execution while there had already been a stay in effect, granted because one of her attorneys tested positive for the coronavirus.
