Two more First Nations churches destroyed in ‘suspicious’ fires June 29, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Two more Catholic churches on First Nations land have been destroyed by fire, while fire damaged an Anglican church on First Nations land in northern British Columbia. Police are calling all the blazes “suspicious.”
Makeshift memorial near collapsed condo tower is reflection of humanity June 29, 2021By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News There are pictures of children’s faces, retired couples at elegant dinners, a father and son moment, a young married couple, crosses, candles and handwritten prayers on yellow Post-it notes and drugstore greeting cards.
Sister Mary Elizabeth Costello, I.H.M., taught in Baltimore June 29, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Mary Elizabeth Costello, a professed member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for nearly seven decades whose ministry in education brought her to the Archdiocese of Baltimore in the 1960s, died June 26 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa. She was 88.
St. Pius X and Our Lady of Victory Schools leave a legacy in their communities June 29, 2021By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The last day of the school year is typically a joyous occasion, but for the students, faculty and staff of St. Pius X Montessori Catholic School and Our Lady of Victory Catholic School, that day was bittersweet.
Pope congratulates retired pontiff on anniversary of priestly ordination June 29, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News “Thank you, Benedict, dear father and brother,” the pope said. “Thank you for your credible witness. Thank you for your continuous gaze toward the horizon of God. Thank you.”
Charter on religious freedom rights released ahead of international summit June 29, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Religious freedom advocates released a charter declaring the right of every person around the world to freely believe — or not believe — religious tenets and join with others in a religious community and for believers and religious communities to live peacefully in society.
Pope, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken meet at Vatican June 28, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Even as the formal Catholic-Orthodox dialogue continues to deal with divisive theological issues, members of both churches should work together more closely on issues where they share a common point of view, Pope Francis said.
Healing Christian divisions can give hope to the world, pope says June 28, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Even as the formal Catholic-Orthodox dialogue continues to deal with divisive theological issues, members of both churches should work together more closely on issues where they share a common point of view, Pope Francis said.
RADIO INTERVIEW: So you’re getting a new priest? June 28, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations Father Brian Nolan speaks with Father Jim Proffitt, archdiocesan director of clergy personnel, about the process of how priests are assigned to parishes. He also speaks with Father Michael DeAscanis, outgoing pastor of St. Philip Neri in Linthicum and St. Clement I in Lansdowne, about how priests prepare for and experience a change in assignment.
Catholic Media Association head Tim Walter prepares for his exit after 13 years as its head June 26, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, World News Tim Walter, executive director of the Catholic Media Association since 2008, is preparing for his exit after heading the organization over the past 13 years.
During border visit, bishop speaks with vice president about immigration June 25, 2021By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, asked Vice President Kamala Harris June 25 to engage with the faith community as partners on a path to bring relief and a compassionate solution to immigration issues in the Americas and to “hear the voices” of those turned away at the border.
Catholic agency offers help after ‘heartbreaking’ collapse of building June 25, 2021By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Staff members with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami were on location and developing a response strategy June 24 near the stunning wreckage of a partially collapsed beachfront high-rise apartment building.
