RADIO INTERVIEW: CRS outreach on Ukraine and climate September 6, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Environment, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Associate Publisher Christopher Gunty talks with Megan Gilbert, communications officer for Catholic Relief Services in Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia.
Zero tolerance for priests guilty of abuse, pope says in interview September 6, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News Calling sexual abuse “diabolical” and a “mostrosity,” Pope Francis underlined there is “zero tolerance” for those in the church who are guilty of abuse.
New film on Mother Teresa seeks to put 20th-century saint back in spotlight September 6, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Saints With St. Teresa of Kolkata’s death 25 years ago, there is an entire generation of young men and women who did not see much about her life and legacy, serving “the poorest of the poor.”
Show me the honey: All Saints Sisters of the Poor find divine touch in beekeeping September 6, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Environment, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations The All Saints Sisters of the Poor first became involved in cultivating bee colonies three years ago when two of their neighbors, both amateur beekeepers, asked if they could establish hives on the nuns’ property near the Hilton area of Patapsco State Park.
At National Assembly, members of Society of St. Vincent de Paul urged to renew commitment to home visits September 6, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore As the world continues to emerge from the pandemic, Timothy Williams, national formation director of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s National Council of the United States, is encouraging his fellow Vincentians to reclaim the home visit and recognize its spiritual power.
Prep course helps students improve high school placement test scores September 5, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Students interested in applying to Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore can boost their chances of acceptance with the help of a new High School Placement Test preparatory course.
Listening sessions in Archdiocese of Baltimore create ‘honest conversations’ September 5, 2022By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Synodality Listening sessions between November 2021 and May 2022, which the Archdiocese of Baltimore said resulted in 235 reports “containing the fruits of many prayerful, thoughtful and honest conversations” have been compiled into a 10-page synthesis report, which was published online.
Blessed John Paul I, ‘the smiling pope,’ showed God’s goodness, pope says September 4, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Beatifying Blessed John Paul I, Pope Francis praised the late pope for showing the world God’s goodness and for living the Gospel without compromise.
Dominican Sisters’ COVID-19 art exhibit memorializes pandemic deaths September 4, 2022By Gabriella Patti Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News The “Art in the Time of COVID” exhibit featured a variety of art styles, from painting to photography to quilting, journaling and collaging and more.
Wisdom of centuries: Swedish cardinal says much to learn from church’s past September 3, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News The prophecies and revelations of St. Bridget of Sweden, who lived in Rome for nearly 20 years until her death in 1373, were known for their direct reprimands to popes and princes alike, calling for an end to corruption and the start of reform within the Catholic Church.
Brother Joseph Myers, F.S.C., longtime educator, dies September 2, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Brother Joseph entered the Christian Brothers in 1959. He served as an educator at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson from 1963 to 1965, St. Frances Academy in Baltimore from 1997 to 2002 and Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland from 2002 to 2005.
CRS gets aid to first families devastated by Pakistani floods September 2, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Baltimore-based CRS is working with the Pakistani government and local partners, including Caritas Pakistan, to meet the most urgent needs of the people impacted by the persistent heavy rains in the provinces of Sindh and Baluchistan.
