Pope encourages business leaders who try to put employees first January 7, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Competition, the market system and need to answer to stockholders can and do challenge business owners and leaders who want to put the needs of employees and the common good first, Pope Francis said.
Displaced Kentucky parishioners attend Masses in makeshift church January 7, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Celebrating Mass in a 20-by-25-foot metal outbuilding on Dec. 24, 2021, for the displaced community of Resurrection Parish in Dawson Springs, the image that came to mind for Owensboro Bishop William F. Medley was “there was no room at the inn.”
Mask mandates return in several dioceses as omicron variant surges January 7, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News The rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has led bishops in dioceses nationwide to reimpose mask mandates for students and staff at schools as well as for Mass attendees regardless of vaccination status.
Bishop’s reflections prod readers’ spiritual lives in practical way January 7, 2022By Brian T. Olszewski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, News Sometimes when reading reflections, one can almost hear what the author is saying. When they are published, it’s as though the printed word is transformed into an audiobook. That is what the reader will experience with Bishop Donald Hying’s “Love Never Fails.”
Annual March for Life still on this year in Washington January 7, 2022By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, World News The 49th annual national March for Life — with a rally on the National Mall and march to the Supreme Court Jan. 21 — will go on as scheduled this year amid a surge in the omicron variant in the nation’s capital.
A simple greeting can be a powerful connector January 7, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, The Domestic Church We never know where a simple greeting or a smile might lead or how that might have an impact on someone else.
Nearly 300 encounter ‘Christ in the Word’ through Glyndon religious education classes January 7, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Eucharist, Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News From special needs ministry to family-home study, the religious education program at Sacred Heart Parish here is tailored to the needs of children and their families regardless of their age, language and background.
Surge in COVID-19 cases generates crisis standards of care in several Maryland hospitals January 6, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Catholic hospitals in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are being hit by medical and clinical staffing shortages and other challenges as the surge in COVID-19 cases continues filling emergency rooms throughout the state.
Mother and Child January 6, 2022By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Feature, Respect Life While we pray, hope and work for the day when the unborn will be protected by law, let us in the meantime continue to bear witness to the Gospel of Life by cherishing both child and mother.
Jesus is star guiding people to joy, pope says on Epiphany January 6, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Just as the Magi were guided by a shining star, Christians can rest assured that the light of Christ will guide them to a happy and meaningful life, Pope Francis said on the feast of the Epiphany.
Priest continues to counsel police one year after Capitol insurrection January 6, 2022By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A year since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Msgr. Salvatore A. Criscuolo continues to see the physical pain and mental stress among officers of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department.
Vatican newspaper remembers Jan. 6 siege as attack on U.S. democracy January 6, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The attack on the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, “represented a direct blow to the heart of American democracy,” the Vatican newspaper said.
