Catholic University’s McGivney collection documents sainthood candidate’s legacy October 22, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, World News The campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington is graced with a statue of Father Michael J. McGivney outside McGivney Hall on campus, but inside its archives is a special collection on the legacy of the soon-to-be-beatified founder of the Knights of Columbus.
Pro-life center opens next to Planned Parenthood in downtown Baltimore October 22, 2020By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life After years of preparation, the Center for Pregnancy Concerns is opening its newest Baltimore City location with a “virtual ribbon cutting.”
USCCB offers ‘Election Novena’ as way to prepare for Nov. 3, pray for nation October 22, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: #IamCatholic, 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News As it did in 2016, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is encouraging people of faith to take part in an election novena beginning Oct. 26 and ending Nov. 3, Election Day.
Judiciary Committee votes to send Barrett nomination to full Senate October 22, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News The nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the Supreme Court will now go to the full Senate for a confirmation vote, which could take place Oct. 29. Only 51 one votes are needed for confirmation.
Turkey Bowl football rivalry will continue Thanksgiving Day for Calvert Hall, Loyola Blakefield October 21, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Sports The Turkey Bowl will begin its second century without interruption.
Pope has history of defending marriage, but being open to some civil unions October 21, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis often has expressed openness to the idea of laws recognizing civil unions, including for gay couples, to protect their rights.
EWTN News/RealClear poll shows more ‘likely Catholic voters’ behind Biden October 21, 2020By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News Less than two weeks before the presidential election, a new poll indicated President Donald Trump has lost the so-called “Catholic vote” and that his nomination of a Catholic to the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, did nothing to change that equation.
‘An enduring symbol of God’ returns to the Baltimore skyline October 20, 2020By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate After months of repairs and thousands of dollars in donations from parishioners, Baltimore’s St. Mary, Star of the Sea will shine again.
Catholic Charities of Baltimore ends international adoption program October 20, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News After more than 75 years helping form families through international adoption, Catholic Charities of Baltimore closed its international adoption program Sept. 30, citing changing circumstances within other countries and a “negative stance” toward international adoption from the American federal government.
RADIO INTERVIEW: How to feel good and how not to – the ethics of recreational drug use October 19, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview John-Mark Miravalle speaks about his new book, “How to Feel Good and How Not To: The Ethics of Using Marijuana, Alcohol, Anti-depressant and Other Mood Altering Drugs” by Sophia Press.
Demonstrators burn two churches in Chile on anniversary of protests October 19, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Demonstrators burned two Catholic churches in Chile, where gatherings to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests against inequality descended into chaos.
Taking a cue from immigrants’ home countries, messages about COVID-19 taken into hard-hit neighborhoods October 19, 2020By Patricia Zapor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Bishop Lewandowski, Catholic Charities, Coronavirus, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News With infection rates rising around Maryland, as elsewhere in the country, the timing couldn’t be better for the sound truck’s launch. As of Oct. 19, the 21224 ZIP code had 2,117 reported cases of COVID-19, second only in the state to the Silver Spring/Langley Park ZIP code, another area densely populated by immigrants.
