Catholic doctors sue over ER abortion mandate Biden administration put in place January 28, 2025By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Respect Life, World News On behalf of the CMA, of which Kaiser is a member, Alliance Defending Freedom filed a federal lawsuit in early January arguing that the mandate violates members’ conscience rights and oversteps executive authority.
Father Patrick Flynn, who ministered in Annapolis, dies at 83 January 28, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Redemptorist Father Patrick Flynn, who served the parish of St. Mary in Annapolis for nearly two decades, died Jan. 14 in his native South Africa. He was 83.
Emmy award-winning journalist navigates path to success with help from Catholic education January 28, 2025By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, Local News, News, Schools Two-time Emmy-winning reporter Stephon Dingle credits the Catholic education he received at Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School in Essex for helping shape him into the man he is today.
A look at the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s five Blue Ribbon Schools January 28, 2025By Katie V. Jones Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Five elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are among 356 schools nationwide to be recognized as National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
Hope amid suffering leads to God, pope says in message for world’s sick January 28, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News While the Holy Year 2025 refrain, “Hope does not disappoint,” can be difficult for those suffering from illness to embrace, Christians are called to recognize God’s closeness even in moments of weakness or despair, Pope Francis said.
Care for life at all stages unfolds, builds upon ‘defense of life in the womb,’ homilist says January 27, 2025By Nicole Olea OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Care for life in all its stages “should be seen as an unfolding and a building upon the defense of life in the womb,” said the homilist at the Washington Archdiocese’s 2025 Youth Mass for Life Jan. 24 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.
Maryland’s Catholic bishops affirm solidarity with immigrants, recommit to advocacy January 27, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, News Maryland’s Catholic bishops, including three from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, released a joint statement Jan. 27 expressing solidarity with immigrants and recommitting to advocate for policies that protect rights and uphold the dignity of that community.
Amid horrors of Holocaust, Polish Franciscan mother superior saved hundreds of Jewish children January 27, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News On Jan. 27, as the world commemorated the 80th anniversary of the liberation of German death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau — where 216,000 Jewish children, among 231,000 children from various nations, perished, Mother Matylda was being remembered as a beacon of hope in the midst of Nazi horrors and as one that saved hundreds of Jewish children.
Pope clears way for beatification of Georgia martyrs January 27, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has formally recognized that five Franciscan missionaries ministering in what is now the U.S. state of Georgia were killed for their faith.
Bishops across Europe remember Holocaust victims, urge world to fight rising antisemitism January 27, 2025By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Religious Freedom, World News Church leaders across Europe marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp with calls to remember German Nazi-inflicted sufferings and to counter a new rise in antisemitism and extremism.
Catholic communication must engage with the world, pope says January 27, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Journalism, News, Vatican, World News Church communications cannot exist in an “enclosure” in which Catholics merely talk among themselves and do not engage with the outside world, Pope Francis said.
Holocaust cannot be forgotten or denied, pope says January 27, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News After reciting the Angelus prayer Jan. 26 with visitors in St. Peter’s Square, the pope drew their attention to the following day’s commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
