Pope, bishops discuss possible themes for 2022 synod February 17, 2020By Junno Arocho Esteves Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has decided the next general assembly of the Synod of Bishops will be held in the fall of 2022, but he has not announced the theme for the gathering, the Vatican said.
Pope adds year of missionary service to Vatican diplomats’ training February 17, 2020By Cindy Wooden Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Pope Francis, adopting a suggestion made at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, has decided that every priest preparing for service in the Vatican diplomatic corps must spend a year in ministry as a missionary.
Father George Coyne, Vatican astronomer from Baltimore, dies at 87 February 13, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, World News Jesuit Father George V. Coyne, a Baltimore native who led the Vatican Observatory as its director for 28 years, got his start in the field of astronomy as a young student in formation for the priesthood by secretly studying under his blanket, flashlight in hand.
Calvert Hall receives $1 million gift February 13, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools An anonymous alumnus has donated $1 million to Calvert Hall College High School to create a scholarship endowment supporting students engaged in the arts, according to a Feb. 13 news release from the Towson school.
Pope says there is no quick fix for priest shortage in Amazon region February 12, 2020By Junno Arocho Esteves Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Video, World News Pope Francis acknowledged the serious shortage of priests in remote areas of the Amazon, but he insisted not all avenues have been exhausted to address the issue.
Pope shares his ‘dreams’ for Amazon region, its Catholic community February 12, 2020By Cindy Wooden Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis said he dreams of an Amazon region where the rights of the poor and indigenous are respected, local cultures are preserved, nature is protected, and the Catholic Church is present and active with “Amazonian features.”
U.S. bishops ask pope about Amazon synod, discuss range of issues February 11, 2020By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Video, World News Talking about debates, differences and discernment, Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops that people focused on the possibility of ordaining some married men and women deacons for service in the Amazon will be disappointed in his apostolic exhortation.
Parishes, medical teams and individuals keep giving to Haiti February 11, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Works of Mercy The patience of Job is required of the poor of Haiti – and those attempting to alleviate their suffering.
They both passed the test February 10, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, It's about love, Local News, News, Schools Meet John and Melissa D’Adamo, the first couple we profile in our new “It’s about love” series.
Generous help of Knights counters culture of indifference, pope says February 10, 2020By Carol Glatz Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, World News Pope Francis praised the Knights of Columbus for their charitable efforts and thanked them especially for helping Christians in the Middle East.
Monsignor Aiken, who oversaw transformation of Glyndon parish, dies at 75 February 7, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor Lloyd E. Aiken, who spent most of his priesthood at Sacred Heart in Glyndon, the parish of his youth, died at Stella Maris Hospice Feb. 5, a year to the day after informing the people he served that he had been diagnosed with stomach cancer.
New head of pro-life outreach takes helm as wall separates two sides of moral divide February 6, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life One of America’s biggest cultural and moral divides is about to be embodied in a shared wall of two Baltimore buildings with very different missions.
