National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s eastern route kicks off: ‘We walk together as the body of Christ’ May 19, 2024By Maria-Pia Negro Chin OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Under a cold drizzle, scores of Catholics in New Haven sang and prayed while following the Eucharistic Jesus in procession. This May 18 display of faith marked the first Eucharistic procession of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s eastern route.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s southern route starts with joyful witness amid Mass, processions May 19, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News The southern arm of the national pilgrimage launched from the tip of Texas in Brownsville — nearly half a mile from the U.S.-Mexico border — and will wind around the Gulf of Mexico and traverse the country’s southeast on its way to Indianapolis to attend the July 17-21 10th National Eucharistic Congress.
Faith lived in love has ‘power to change history,’ says Cordileone as Eucharistic pilgrimage begins May 19, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone told pilgrims at a Pentecost Mass launching the western route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage — the St. Junipero Serra Route — that the faith publicly lived in love has the “power to change history.”
Holy Spirit makes Christians gentle, not ‘overbearing,’ pope says May 19, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Empowered and enlightened by the Holy Spirit, Christians are called to develop the gentleness needed to proclaim the Gospel to all, Pope Francis said.
Archbishop Lori ordains six transitional and two permanent deacons in joyful celebration May 19, 2024By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: deacons, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated the liturgy at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland during Mass packed with family and friends and occasionally rocked with applause and cheers.
Vatican expecting tens of thousands to celebrate World Children’s Day May 19, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry The Vatican is expecting some 70,000 children between the ages of 5 and 12 and their chaperones to fill Rome’s Olympic Stadium for the opening events of the first World Children’s Day May 25 and to join Pope Francis for Mass in St. Peter’s Square the next morning.
Staring down the devil, Catholic police detective finds her refuge in the Eucharist May 19, 2024By Tony Gutierrez OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News In her line of work, Detective Jasmine Cardenas confronts evil on a daily basis. While experiencing this evil could lead some to question God, for Cardenas, it has helped her find God in the negative and rely on him to get through the day.
The many faces of Mary that inspire devotion among Catholics of all cultures May 19, 2024By Jean Parietti OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Apparitions, images of the Blessed Mother inspire devotions in our cultural communities. Honoring the Virgin Mary and seeking her intercession is an important part of being Catholic.
Catholic mothers share their unique experiences with disability in webinar May 18, 2024By Maria del Pilar Guzman OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Paula Umana, a tennis coach, motivational speaker and author of “40 Gifts of Hope,” shared her story during a May 10 webinar on “Where Faith and Disability Meet,” organized by the National Catholic Partnership on Disability, whose aim was to shine a light on the experience of disability through the lens of Catholic mothers.
Latin Mass to have permanent home at St. Alphonsus; will end at Hagerstown parish in August May 17, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate, Worship & Sacraments The celebration of the Mass in the extraordinary form (also known as the Traditional Latin Mass) in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will be entrusted solely to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, effective Aug. 1.
27 spellers go through 200 words at archdiocese spelling bee May 17, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Meqdim Abera, a fifth-grader from Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Ellicott City, won the Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic School Spelling Bee for the second year in a row, correctly spelling the word “paraffin.”
Pro-life UK groups vow to oppose ‘barbaric’ proposal to list all restrictions on abortion May 17, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News British pro-life campaigners have vowed to step up opposition to law changes that would lift all restrictions on abortion and called on church leaders to speak up more forcefully.
