Vatican has no automatic transfer of powers with pope in hospital July 7, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The organization of the universal Catholic Church has a precise hierarchy, but there is no such thing as a “vice pope,” who steps in when the reigning pontiff is traveling abroad, ill or under anesthesia.
Distinctive Scholars adapted, grew during pandemic July 7, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Review visited with some of the archdiocese’s 54 Distinctive Scholars. While activities and traditions were adjusted or abandoned because of COVID-19, they not only thrived, but they grew in empathy.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Quo Vadis Vocations Camp July 6, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations Luke Koski, a seminarian of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, shares his call to the priesthood and talks about Quo Vadis, an upcoming vocations camp for high school boys.
Pope out of bed, walking after surgery at Rome hospital July 6, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The second morning after undergoing colon surgery, Pope Francis was continuing to recover well and, after a restful night, he had breakfast, read the newspapers and got out of bed to walk, the Vatican press office said July 6. His post-operative recovery is proceeding normally, the press office said, and his “routine follow-up exams are good.”
Year of the Eucharist July 6, 2021By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Eucharist, Feature Whatever divisions exist among the bishops, all of us agree on the need for a comprehensive effort to revivify faith in the Eucharist in every diocese of our country.
More than 2,260 students graduate from Catholic high schools in Baltimore Archdiocese July 6, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools More than 2,260 students graduated from Catholic High Schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore this year, with 94 percent of them heading to college in the fall. Learn more about this year’s graduations below and be sure to check back in this week for profiles on some of the graduates. Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore […]
Pope undergoes surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospital July 4, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis was hospitalized July 4 and underwent surgery on his sigmoid colon, the lowest part of the large intestine, the Vatican press office said.
Vatican indicts Cardinal Becciu, former officials involved in London deal July 4, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In an unprecedented move, Vatican prosecutors have indicted 10 individuals and entities, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu, former prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, on charges ranging from embezzlement to money laundering and abuse of office.
Forrester’s faith pays off with berth in golf’s U.S. Senior Open July 3, 2021By Todd Karpovich Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Sports After eight attempts, Forrester qualified for the U.S. Senior Open in Omaha, July 8-11. He is one of 24 amateurs who made the cut for the esteemed event, whose past champions include the likes of Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus.
Archbishop Gomez: On July 4, let’s also honor missionaries’ role in nation’s founding July 3, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News As the nation’ celebrates its independence on the Fourth of July, Americans should recall the country’s “other founding” by the missionaries who, beginning in the 1500s, came to proclaim “the love of Jesus Christ to Indigenous peoples,” said Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez.
Bishops support investigation of former U.S. residential schools July 2, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Racial Justice, World News In response to a late June announcement, the United States will be conducting an investigation of former federally funded boarding schools to search for graves of Native American children.
St. Mary Star of the Sea in Ocean City reopens as the ‘place where we fall more and more in love with Christ’ July 1, 2021By Michael Short Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Six long years after it began, the renovation to St. Mary Star of the Sea is complete.
