Corpus Christi procession is not sign of pride but invitation, pope says June 3, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News When Catholics carry the Eucharist through the streets, “we are not doing this to show off or to flaunt our faith” but to invite others to share in the life that Jesus gives by making himself a gift, Pope Francis said.
Dr. Robert Redfield warns against ‘scientific arrogance,’ calls for increased biosecurity June 3, 2024By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Health Care, Local News, News The coronavirus pandemic was just a dress rehearsal. Something bigger is coming, according to the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “It’s not a question of if; it’s a question of when,” said Dr. Robert Redfield, a parishioner of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland who led the CDC from 2018 to 2021 and now is a disease and internal medicine physician at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson.
D-Day’s 80th anniversary honors the past, aims to teach future generations, French bishop says June 1, 2024By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Catholic Church in France prepares to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Normandy landings June 6, a date known as D-Day that marked the beginning of the liberation of France and Europe from Nazi Germany’s occupation during World War II.
Safe Streets opens new Cherry Hill office as leaders tout success against violence May 31, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News, Social Justice William McCarthy Jr. insists it’s not a matter of opinion that a public health program known as “Safe Streets” helps reduce violence in Baltimore City. The longtime executive director of Catholic Charities of Baltimore called it a statistical fact.
Stories of conversion, ‘amazing’ encounters mark National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s first 10 days May 31, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Ten days into their journeys, the 23 perpetual pilgrims were in the Diocese of Victoria; the Diocese of Boise, Idaho; the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis; and the Diocese of Trenton, N.J.
Experts: Trump’s felony conviction is historic, with potential ramifications for U.S. May 31, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, was found guilty on all 34 felony counts by a Manhattan jury agreeing unanimously that he falsified business records in paying hush money to an adult film actress in the closing days of the 2016 campaign.
Baltimore native Bishop Martin tells people of Charlotte Diocese: ‘I’m yours now’ at his ordination May 30, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News Conventual Franciscan Father Michael T. Martin was ordained during a three-hour liturgy that included hundreds of priests and deacons, more than a dozen bishops and one cardinal representing Pope Francis. The Baltimore native and graduate of Archbishop Curley High School succeeds the retiring Bishop Peter J. Jugis.
Pope encourages young priests to rely on each other in times of crisis May 30, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Vocations, World News The first years of priesthood are challenging, and the best way to survive and thrive is through closeness to God, to one’s bishop, one’s fellow priests and to one’s parishioners, Pope Francis told priests who have been ordained less than 10 years.
Deadline arrives for claims in Archdiocese of Baltimore’s bankruptcy case May 30, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News As of 11:59 p.m. May 31, the deadline closes for those who wish to make a claim against the Archdiocese of Baltimore for instances of sexual abuse prior to Sept. 29, 2023, by clergy or other personnel in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.
5 Things to Know about the bar date in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s bankruptcy case May 30, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News In a court hearing Dec. 18, Judge Michelle M. Harner said she would make an order setting May 31 as the “bar date” in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization case. The move sets the deadline by which anyone who has a claim against the archdiocese – including anyone who was abused before Sept. 29, 2023, by clergy, religious or employees in the archdiocese – must submit a claim to be included in the potential settlement.
Catholics in El Salvador criticize government for moving a mural of Saint Óscar Romero May 29, 2024By Manuel Rueda OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Saints, World News A recent decision by officials in El Salvador to remove a painting of Saint Óscar Romero from a prominent location in the nation’s main airport and move it to a more secluded area, generated backlash from Catholics and opinion leaders, who have been critical of how the nation’s government is treating national symbols while trying to rebrand the country as a safe and tourist-friendly destination.
Look inward to resolve war, famine, injustice, pope says May 29, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The social and political problems plaguing modern society can be resolved only by allowing the Holy Spirit to heal humanity’s inner turmoil, Pope Francis said.
