Good films about the ‘Good War’: A viewer’s guide to WWII movies July 30, 2020By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Catholic News Service provides capsule reviews about movies on the Second World War.
U.S. data group: China hacked computers of Vatican, other church entities July 29, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News China has been accused of hacking Vatican computers as well as those in the Diocese of Hong Kong and other Catholic organizations in May.
Deacon Stine dies at 85; he and wife were part of fabric of Harford County parish July 29, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries “He was a very gentle gentleman,” said Father Charles M. Wible. “He had a wonderful approach to people, and a great sense of humor.”
Amidst charges of racism against Flannery O’Connor, Loyola University Maryland renames residence hall July 28, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice “A residence hall is supposed to be the students’ home,” Father Linnane said. “If some of the students who live in that building find it to be unwelcoming and unsettling (to have it named for Flannery O’Connor), that has to be taken seriously.”
Beatification of Father McGivney to take place Oct. 31 in Hartford, Conn. July 28, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, World News Father Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, will be beatified during a special Mass Oct. 31 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford.
Future priest shaped by priest-mentors, now intercessors July 28, 2020By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations While he acknowledges that he will miss his priest-mentors, Deacon Gough said, “It’s good to have that hope that on the other side now there’s an intercessor – and that is even more helpful, in a sense, than having their friendship and companionship in this life.”
Regis Philbin dies; Catholic TV host logged 17,000-plus hours on tube July 27, 2020By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News Regis Philbin, the Catholic talk- and game-show host whose career in television spanned six decades, died July 24 at age 88 of cardiovascular disease at a hospital in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he lived.
COVID-19 claims life of Mercy Medical Center critical care chief July 27, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries “He dedicated his life and career to caring for the sickest patients,” said a statement from the hospital’s leadership. “And when the global pandemic came down upon us, Joe selflessly continued his work on the front lines – deeply committed to serving our patients and our city during this time of great need.”
Head of Network remembers Lewis as ‘determined, forceful, thoughtful’ July 27, 2020By Betty Araya Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Racial Justice, World News WASHINGTON (CNS) — As Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of the Catholic social justice lobby Network, began reflecting on her fondest memories of the late Congressman John Lewis, she could recall one instance in which his body language showed something different than the soft-spoken, yet passionate man she knew. “The last time we really worked […]
French police arrest cathedral volunteer who confesses to Nantes fire July 27, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A Rwandan is facing up to 10 years in prison after he confessed to deliberately setting fire to the city’s Gothic cathedral.
MLB’s first woman coach a ‘go-getter’ at Jesuit university July 25, 2020By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News Another barrier in the sports world was broken July 20 when Alyssa Nakken coached first base in the late innings of an exhibition game between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics, thus becoming the first woman to appear in uniform on the field during a major league baseball game. The Giants won the game, 6-2.
Fauci calls COVID-19 a ‘pandemic of historic proportion,’ like 1918’s flu July 25, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News There is no denying the fact “this is a pandemic of historic proportion,” Dr. Anthony Fauci told students at Jesuit-run Georgetown University in a recent online webinar focused on young people’s risks and responsibilities in mitigating the spread of COVID-19.
