Poll: Trump lead wanes with white Catholics; Biden has wide edge with Latinos October 15, 2020By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News A new presidential poll issued Oct. 15 by the Pew Research Center shows Catholic former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee, ahead by 10 percentage points, 52%-42%, over the Republican incumbent, President Donald Trump.
Vatican Museums’ patrons offer online, inside look at collections October 15, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums have launched an online subscription series of on-site interviews, live lectures and a Q&A “coffee hour” with experts to help supporters stay connected during the global pandemic.
Catechetical Cataclysms: Restored Holy Stairs give meaning to crisis October 15, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, Vatican, World News After 20 years of restoration work and millions in funding from benefactors worldwide, the unveiling of the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs in Rome was supposed to be a grand, celebratory moment slated for this spring, in time for Holy Week and Easter.
Baltimore-area collegians make presence felt despite challenges of coronavirus October 14, 2020By Lily Gretz Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Despite the disappointment of another unorthodox school year, some students continue to follow their drive for service and advocacy.
Pope, Council of Cardinals meet online to discuss Curia reform October 14, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis and his international Council of Cardinals met virtually Oct. 13, discussing the updated draft of a constitution reorganizing the Roman Curia and steps to implement it, the Vatican press office said.
New statue honors Mother Cabrini for devotion to immigrants, children, the poor October 14, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A statue of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the patron of immigrants, now stands overlooking the New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty.
O’Dwyer Higher: Adaptations to times, enduring truths at retreat house October 14, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Youth Ministry, Youth Programs Situated on more than 18 acres along York Road, the retreat house is host to more than 5,000 guests a year. It can accommodate 101 overnight guests and a 100,000-gallon pool, but most vitally, a Catholic chapel and numerous other spaces for prayer and reflection.
In confirmation hearings, Barrett stresses commitment to ‘rule of law’ October 13, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News On Oct. 13, the second day of confirmation hearings on her Supreme Court nomination, Judge Amy Coney Barrett made a clear distinction between policy preferences and legal precedents in responding to questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Dante is prophet of hope along life’s journey, pope says October 13, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Books, Feature, News, Vatican, World News In the run-up to next year’s 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, Pope Francis said he hoped people would read the Italian poet’s work, especially the “Divine Comedy,” which still resonates today.
Pope meets Cardinal Pell, thanks him for his ‘witness’ October 13, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News “Thank you for your witness,” Pope Francis told retired Australian Cardinal George Pell as the two sat down for a private meeting Oct. 12, six months after the High Court of Australia overturned the cardinal’s conviction on sex abuse charges.
New Orleans Archbishop Aymond reconsecrates church, altar; calls priest’s acts ‘demonic’ October 13, 2020By Christine Bordelon Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News In an act of solidarity with the 350 parishioners of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Pearl River, a visibly upset New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond celebrated Mass Oct. 10 for a second consecutive week for the parish and reconsecrated its church and its new altar.
Father Diehl’s ministry ranged from Howard County parish to papal visit commentary October 12, 2020By Matthew Liptak Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Father Dennis Diehl, a Cumberland native who lent his communications and liturgical expertise to coverage of St. John Paul II’s 1995 visit to Baltimore and then led St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fulton through two decades of growth, died Oct. 9.
