Bishops mark Maryland Emancipation Day, affirm dignity of all October 31, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, News, Racial Justice The Catholic bishops of Maryland commemorated the 160th anniversary of Maryland Emancipation Day, affirming the dignity of every human person and noting that slavery was dehumanizing, reducing human beings to mere property.
CCHD collection vital for local anti-poverty organizations October 31, 2024By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Local News, News, Social Justice The Baltimore CCHD committee chairperson said the Nov. 16-17 collection in parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore is a vital funding source for the local Catholic Campaign for Human Development chapter.
Catholics face competing economic visions with wide-ranging impact on Election Day October 31, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News In the final days of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign, it’s a question on the minds of many a political pundit: Will Americans find themselves fixated on the economy, and how will they vote with their wallets and pocketbooks between now and Election Day, Nov. 5?
Baltimore County cemetery offers green burials October 31, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Natural burial – or green burial, as it is sometimes called – is done without embalming, and uses either a biodegradable shroud only, made of cotton, linen, hemp, wool or other natural fibers, or a shroud and a biodegradable casket, made of bamboo or soft woods such as pine or bark.
Much-courted Catholic vote expected to be narrowly divided on Election Day October 30, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Catholic voters are among the key constituencies that candidates are seeking to win in 2024, as surveys and analysts indicate they are on track to be closely divided at the polls.
Missouri bishop prohibits hymns with doctrinal errors or credibly accused composers October 30, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Child & Youth Protection, News, World News Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Mo., has issued a decree prohibiting certain hymns due to theological error or their composition by persons credibly accused of abuse.
King, bishops decry ‘devastation,’ send condolences after dozens die in Spain’s floods October 30, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News The archbishop of Valencia expressed “grave concern” and said Mass for those affected after at least 63 people are feared dead, and many more went missing amid torrential rains that caused massive flooding in southeastern Spain.
Texas nuns dismiss their removal from Carmelite order, religious life as ‘moot’ October 30, 2024By Maria Wiering Filed Under: News, World News Members of a women’s religious community in Arlington, Texas, have been dismissed from the Carmelite order and Catholic religious life, according to Oct. 28 statements from Bishop Michael F. Olson of Fort Worth and Mother Marie of the Incarnation, whom a Vatican office appointed as the community’s major superior in April.
Pope: Make sure confirmation is not last time parish sees young people October 30, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments, Youth Ministry The Catholic Church must put more effort into ensuring that the sacrament of confirmation is not the “sacrament of goodbye” for young people, who receive it and then do not come to church again until they want to get married, Pope Francis said.
Mass deportation plan raises concerns over potential impact on U.S. personal freedoms, rights October 30, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News It’s a fundamental cornerstone of American personal freedom — that, according to the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.” And it’s not just for American citizens — the U.S. Supreme Court […]
Papal commission releases report highlighting progress in safeguarding October 29, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Highlighting progress made in safeguarding and recommendations for rectifying ongoing gaps, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors dedicated its first annual report to all victims and survivors of sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Church.
Padre Pio relics exhibit to continue tour of Archdiocese of Baltimore October 29, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints Catholics of the Archdiocese of Baltimore will get a couple more chances to venerate and learn about one of their faith’s more modern and fascinating saints when churches in Towson and Glyndon display the relics of St. Padre Pio.
