Emmitsburg ‘angel’: Travelers in distress find St. Anthony Shrine fortuitous crash site June 21, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate Candida Montilla came upon the woman she describes as her guardian angel by accident – literally.
Pope names two U.S. cardinals, Altoona bishop to Vatican supreme court June 21, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has named U.S. Cardinals Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, and James M. Harvey, archpriest of Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, to be members of the Vatican’s supreme court.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Importance of fatherhood/New book by Tony Pagnotti June 21, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Books, Feature, Journalism, Local News, News, Prison Ministry, Radio Interview Josephite Father Kingsley Ogbuji shares some of his experiences ministering to prisoners and what he has learned about the importance of fatherhood. Also, Tony Pagnotti talks about his new book, “My Scripted and Unscripted Life: A Memoir of a TV Newsman.”
National Eucharistic Revival aims to ‘to light fire’ among the faithful June 21, 2021By Maria Wiering Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Catholics can expect added emphasis on the Eucharist at all levels of the church beginning next summer, culminating in a large-scale national event in 2024.
Father Kady returns to home parish in Allegany County for ordination to priesthood June 21, 2021By Greg Larry Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Archbishop William E. Lori ordained Father Scott Kady during a Mass that was both a family affair and homecoming, in multiple ways.
Bishops vote to draft teaching document on the Eucharist June 18, 2021By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops' Meeting - Spring 2021, World News The U.S. bishops approved by a wide margin a plan to draft a document to examine the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church” following a lengthy debate during their spring general assembly.
Jim Phelan, basketball coach who elevated Mount St. Mary’s profile, dies at 92 June 18, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Sports Few laymen matched his contributions to the Mount, which gave Phelan a one-year contract to coach in 1954. It turned into 49 uninterrupted seasons on the same campus, the third longest in the history of the sport.
Deacon George Evans, part of the first class of American permanent deacons, to celebrate 50 years of ministry June 18, 2021By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, deacons, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Deacon Evans’ work has spanned generations. He would celebrate the weddings of young couples and years later be on hand for the baptisms and marriages of their children.
Communion proposal highlights first two days of bishops’ meeting June 17, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops' Meeting - Spring 2021, World News A proposed document to examine the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church” received a thorough discussion June 17 during the second day of U.S. bishops’ spring general assembly.
Archbishop Lori establishes coordinating council to lead efforts against racism June 17, 2021By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice Archbishop William E. Lori has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., to lead a coordinating council established to implement recommendations to fight hatred and racism and prioritize equity and inclusion.
Catholic Review has banner year for journalism awards June 17, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, Local News, News Catholic Review Media garnered 91 awards from three different professional journalism associations for work published in 2020, the highest number of awards in at least 12 years, and believed to be the most ever.
Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic agency in foster case June 17, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, World News In a unanimous decision June 17, the Supreme Court said that a Catholic social service agency should not have been excluded from Philadelphia’s foster care program because it did not accept same-sex couples as foster parents.
