Pope decries warmongering, prays for Eastern Catholics in danger February 18, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Meeting leaders of the Eastern Catholic churches — many from countries at war, facing the threat of war or dealing with the destruction left by war — Pope Francis said human beings seem to be “attached to wars, and this is tragic.”
Virtual town hall addresses environmental responsibility in Maryland February 17, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Environment, Feature, Local News, News The Maryland Catholic Conference hosted a virtual town hall Feb. 15 to discuss the responsibility of Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore to care for creation in Maryland.
Tensions over vaccine mandates creep into church February 17, 2022By Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Uncategorized, World News The issue of coercion, rather than the morality of COVID-19 vaccines, that tends to be the preeminent source of tension between those who seek greater restrictions and those who seek greater freedom, and Catholics appear to be divided as societies in general.
Archbishops’ friendly Super Bowl wager raises $22,000 for Catholic schools February 17, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, Uncategorized, World News Donors contributed more than $22,000 for tuition assistance scholarships as part of a friendly wager between Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr of Cincinnati over Super Bowl LVI’s outcome.
Cancel Crusade: How gossip, scandal ruined a rare Renaissance treasure February 17, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, Vatican, World News During a lecture Feb. 15 in Rome, Francesco Buranelli, president of the Commission for the Protection of Monuments of the Holy See and former director of the Vatican Museums, presented a picture of what can happen when fierce family rivalries, a Counter-Reformation “cancel culture” and 500 years of “fake news” find the perfect target in a problematic pope.
Sister Marylita Friia, S.S.N.D., former Baltimore principal, dies at 90 February 16, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries School Sister of Notre Dame Marylita Friia, a former principal of Archbishop Keough High School in Baltimore, died Feb. 11. She was 90.
Italian court blocks referendum on euthanasia February 16, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Italy’s Constitutional Court has blocked a national referendum on legalizing euthanasia, saying it would violate constitutional protections of human life.
Grant of $3.65 million will fund network of institutes of Catholic thought February 16, 2022By Laura Ieraci Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A national network of institutes of Catholic thought will soon launch as part of a new $3.65 million grant, issued by the John Templeton Foundation Feb. 1.
Mount de Sales graduate Audrey Powers opens new paths by rocketing into space February 15, 2022By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Audrey Powers, vice president of mission and flight operations for Blue Origin, journeyed into space Oct. 13 aboard New Shepard as part of a team that included actor William Shatner.
Research shows original congregations of Sisters of Charity owned slaves February 15, 2022By Dan Stockman Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News New research from public records and congregation and diocesan archives has found that six congregations of the Sisters of Charity Federation have predecessors who owned slaves.
Father John Lavin, pioneering leader in Hispanic ministry, dies at 80 February 15, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Obituaries Redemptorist Father John P. Lavin, a pioneering leader in Hispanic ministry within the Archdiocese of Baltimore and a former pastor of the Catholic Community of St. Michael and St. Patrick in Fells Point, died Feb. 12 at Stella Maris in Timonium. He was 80.
Ukraine chaplain sees his mission as helping troops protect their humanity February 15, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News For Jesuit Father Andriy Zelinskyy and the soldiers he ministers to in Ukraine, the threat of a war with Russia isn’t news; “the war started eight years ago,” he said.
