5 Catholic prayers for Election Day November 4, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Local News, News With another divisive presidential election on the horizon Nov. 5, there’s never a better time to turn to prayer.
Companions of the Cross bring charismatic worship, evangelization to parish ministry November 3, 2024By Jack Figge OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, News, Vocations, World News Community is a central tenet of the life of the Companions of the Cross, a religious community founded in 1985 in the Archdiocese of Ottawa by Father Bob Bedard.
Christians seek a public holiday on Easter Sunday in Bangladesh November 3, 2024By Stephan Uttom Rozario OSV News Filed Under: Easter, News, Religious Freedom, World News Amid signs of changes and more religious inclusivity in the country, church leaders in Bangladesh called for Easter Sunday to be a public holiday.
Red hat is ‘call to martyrdom’ for Philippine bishop outspoken on country’s war on drugs November 3, 2024By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Bishop Pablo Virgilio Siongco David of Kalookan, Philippines, one of the 21 cardinal-designates to be elevated at the Dec. 7 consistory at the Vatican, was thrust into the spotlight and singled out by his country’s president in 2018 at the height of a bloody government anti-drug war there.
On All Souls, pope prays at graves of children, miscarried infants November 2, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis prayed at the graves of children and of miscarried babies on the feast of All Souls before concelebrating Mass with several hundred mourners.
Joy, poverty endear a beloved ‘little’ community in Kansas to others November 2, 2024By Tom Hoopes OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News Little Brothers and Little Sisters of the Lamb have made a big impact on those they have encountered for different reasons.
Host of new ‘The Rosary in a Year’ podcast hopes people ‘fall in love’ with the prayer November 2, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, social media, World News A new podcast about the rosary promises to deepen listeners’ love of the Marian devotion and draw them closer to Jesus and his mother, Mary, in the new year.
Hispanic Catholics’ enthusiasm for mission is ‘part of your DNA,’ says pope’s ambassador November 2, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Hispanic Ministry, News, World News As Hispanic Heritage Month drew to a close, dozens of leaders of Catholic organizations and Hispanic pastoral leaders gathered at the apostolic nunciature of the Holy See in Washington, brought together by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church of and its Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs.
St. Mary’s Seminary faculty member named coadjutor, future bishop of Oslo, Norway November 1, 2024By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishops, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Sulpician Monsignor Fredrik Hansen, who also serves as assistant professor of pastoral studies at St. Mary’s Seminary, said he’s excited to return home and that his time in Baltimore has served him well.
Everyone can be a saint by following the Beatitudes, pope says November 1, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News God wants everyone to be a saint, and the clearest path to achieving that goal is loving service to others, Pope Francis said.
New students at Vatican’s school for artisans include an American November 1, 2024By Carol Glatz Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News A unique school at the Vatican dedicated to encouraging young people to practice traditional crafts and skills that risk dying out has accepted a student from the United States to attend its specialized courses.
Vatican Christmas stamps celebrate Holy Year opening November 1, 2024By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News With the Holy Year 2025 beginning on Christmas Eve, the Vatican’s 2024 Christmas stamps feature the Jubilee message of hope as well as a prayer for peace.
