Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News
Franciscans around the world commemorate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata on Sept. 17, 1224, the appearance of the bodily wounds of Christ’s crucifixion.
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OSV News
Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News
Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, has repeated — without evidence — claims about Haitian immigrants eating the pets of residents in Springfield, Ohio.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News
Recognizing and honoring the work of police officers, first responders and firefighters from around the state, the Mass was celebrated by Archbishop William E. Lori and included a presentation of colors, bagpipes and the singing of the national anthem.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations
George Matysek talks with Father Steven Roth about the increasing number of men stepping forward to discern a call to the priesthood and the impact that more priests is having on ministries throughout the archdiocese.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News
Heartbeat International — a Christian interdenominational, pro-life organization that supports the world’s largest network of crisis pregnancy centers — estimates there are over 400 maternity homes in the U.S., an 8 percent increase since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and other related abortion precedent in 2022.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Environment, Feature, Local News, News, Schools
“Bubbles Cheeseball” was a baby diamondback terrapin raised by Cullen’s students as part of the National Aquarium in Baltimore’s Terrapins in the Classroom project, a three-year program through which students observe and collect data on the reptile’s weight and growth during the school year.
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OSV News
Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News
Former president Donald J. Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Sept. 15, weeks after being wounded in a previous attack during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News
Asked what a U.S. Catholic given a choice between voting for a person who supports abortion or one who supports closing borders and deporting migrants, Pope Francis said one must choose “the lesser evil.”
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Uncategorized
A funeral Mass was offered Sept. 11 at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart for Sister of Mercy Mary Judith Schmelz, who died Sept. 4 at Convent at Springwell, her community’s retirement home in Mount Washington. She was 99.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
The 87-year-old Pope Francis not only survived the longest trip of his pontificate, but he drew energy from the crowds who came to see him, and he seemed to enjoy his 12-day visit to Asia and the Pacific.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News
Rock legend Jon Bon Jovi reportedly saved a woman’s life when he talked her into stepping off the ledge of a bridge over the river in Nashville, Tennessee, Sept. 10.
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Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News
Amid an unprecedented U.S. presidential election cycle, Catholic voters should reflect on fostering key principles of Catholic social teaching — such as respect for human life, solidarity and the common good — through dialogue and civic engagement, panelists said at a discussion event Sept. 11 hosted by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University.
