Pope meets with NBA players’ union delegation at the Vatican November 23, 2020By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, Vatican, World News A delegation representing the National Basketball Players Association, a union representing professional athletes from the NBA, met with Pope Francis and spoke with him about their work in promoting social justice.
RADIO INTERVIEW: The joys and challenges of adoption November 23, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Two mothers who welcomed children into their families through adoption talk with us during National Adoption Month.
Italian cardinal-designate got start on Rome’s rough streets November 23, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal-designate Paolo Lojudice’s work in Rome’s rough outskirts earned him such titles as “street priest,” “bishop of the Roma” community, and Pope Francis even told him the word was that he was the toughest bishop in the capital.
Brunei cardinal-designate’s church is ‘periphery within the periphery’ November 22, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Asia’s cardinal-designate from Brunei said the church in his country is “the periphery within the periphery.”
IHM pastor takes to roof of parish school in fundraiser for Blessed Mother statue November 21, 2020By Kevin J. Parks Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Students and parents of Immaculate Heart of Mary School were greeted during their Nov. 20 dismissal to a different kind of rooftop visitor than the one usually talked about this time of year.
Calvert Hall, Loyola Blakefield announce cancellation of 101st Turkey Bowl November 21, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports The Turkey Bowl, one of Baltimore’s most enduring athletic traditions, will not be played this year.
Chile’s cardinal appointment coincides with country’s political change November 21, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal-designate Celestino Aós Braco will take on his new role at one of the most critical times for Chile and its church in the past three decades.
Local parishes launch relief efforts after two hurricanes devastate Central America November 20, 2020By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, World News A number of parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are collecting donations and offering prayers to support those hard hit by hurricanes Eta and Iota, which have caused massive destruction and killed hundreds of people this month in Central America.
Philippine cardinal-designate says human rights are key to church mission November 20, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal-designate Jose Advincula, one of the 13 new cardinals recently appointed by Pope Francis, said he believes human rights are central to the church’s mission.
U.S. bishops urge Trump, Barr to stop upcoming federal executions November 19, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News In response to the upcoming federal execution of Orlando Hall Nov. 19, and two more federal executions scheduled to take place in December, two U.S. bishops’ committee chairmen called on the government to end this practice.
World leaders must not use pandemic for political gain, pope says November 19, 2020By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Government leaders and authorities must not exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to discredit political rivals but instead set aside differences to find “viable solutions for our people,” Pope Francis said.
EU Catholic leaders urge tougher policies to protect Arctic November 19, 2020By Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Two European Catholic commissions warned that Arctic warming is intensifying competition over the region’s resources and urged tougher policies to protect its biodiversity and Indigenous communities.
