Vatican thanks seafarers, appeals for respect for their rights July 7, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, News, Vatican, World News Seafarers kept products moving globally during the coronavirus pandemic, but too many of them have no access to vaccines, have been stranded on ships and often face the danger of piracy, the Vatican said.
Vatican has no automatic transfer of powers with pope in hospital July 7, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The organization of the universal Catholic Church has a precise hierarchy, but there is no such thing as a “vice pope,” who steps in when the reigning pontiff is traveling abroad, ill or under anesthesia.
Distinctive Scholars adapted, grew during pandemic July 7, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Review visited with some of the archdiocese’s 54 Distinctive Scholars. While activities and traditions were adjusted or abandoned because of COVID-19, they not only thrived, but they grew in empathy.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Quo Vadis Vocations Camp July 6, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations Luke Koski, a seminarian of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, shares his call to the priesthood and talks about Quo Vadis, an upcoming vocations camp for high school boys.
Activists see temporary stop of federal executions as a starting point July 6, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Activists who oppose the death penalty said the Justice Department’s temporary stop of federal executions is a step in the right direction, but not enough.
Next term: Court to take up religious schools, rejects wedding florist case July 6, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Supreme Court, World News The day after issuing its final opinions for the current term, the Supreme Court announced it was taking up one religious rights case and rejecting another for its next term.
Pope out of bed, walking after surgery at Rome hospital July 6, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The second morning after undergoing colon surgery, Pope Francis was continuing to recover well and, after a restful night, he had breakfast, read the newspapers and got out of bed to walk, the Vatican press office said July 6. His post-operative recovery is proceeding normally, the press office said, and his “routine follow-up exams are good.”
More than 2,260 students graduate from Catholic high schools in Baltimore Archdiocese July 6, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools More than 2,260 students graduated from Catholic High Schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore this year, with 94 percent of them heading to college in the fall. Learn more about this year’s graduations below and be sure to check back in this week for profiles on some of the graduates. Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore […]
Pope undergoes surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospital July 4, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis was hospitalized July 4 and underwent surgery on his sigmoid colon, the lowest part of the large intestine, the Vatican press office said.
Vatican indicts Cardinal Becciu, former officials involved in London deal July 4, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In an unprecedented move, Vatican prosecutors have indicted 10 individuals and entities, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu, former prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, on charges ranging from embezzlement to money laundering and abuse of office.
Forrester’s faith pays off with berth in golf’s U.S. Senior Open July 3, 2021By Todd Karpovich Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Sports After eight attempts, Forrester qualified for the U.S. Senior Open in Omaha, July 8-11. He is one of 24 amateurs who made the cut for the esteemed event, whose past champions include the likes of Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus.
Archbishop Gomez: On July 4, let’s also honor missionaries’ role in nation’s founding July 3, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News As the nation’ celebrates its independence on the Fourth of July, Americans should recall the country’s “other founding” by the missionaries who, beginning in the 1500s, came to proclaim “the love of Jesus Christ to Indigenous peoples,” said Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez.
