Most Precious Blood finds its niche by intimately serving unique needs of community June 21, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Parish Anniversary 2023 Situated between one of the largest urban parks in the nation and a collection of high-density housing, Most Precious Blood is a parish that has found its niche in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Synod document asks how to increase unity, participation, mission outreach June 21, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News In a church that “bears the signs of serious crises of mistrust and lack of credibility,” members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops will be asked to find ways to build community, encourage the contribution of every baptized person and strengthen the church’s primary mission of sharing the Gospel, said the working document for the October gathering.
Archbishop Lori announces appointments, including two to special ministry with Ongoing Priestly Formation June 20, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori has announced appointments, including two to special ministry with Ongoing Priestly Formation
Anglican bishop becomes Catholic, says discernment is shaped by whisper of God’s voice June 20, 2023By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News A sixth former Anglican bishop has announced his decision to become a Catholic in just the last four years.
Pope shares ‘concern, outrage and condemnation’ with Bolivian president over abuse cases June 20, 2023By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The president of Bolivia welcomed a pledge from Pope Francis “to take concrete, joint actions against the impunity of sexual crimes” in the South American country, where credible accusations of clerical sexual abuse have provoked outrage and caused a reckoning for the Catholic Church.
Pope meets Cuban president at Vatican June 20, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis had a 40-minute private meeting at the Vatican with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel.
LGBTQ+ Catholics urged to ‘proclaim compassionate love of God’ by Outreach 2023 speakers June 20, 2023By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: News, World News With a well-attended Mass that sent people forth with a rousing rendition of Richard Smallwood’s “I Love the Lord” — served up by the choir of New York’s St. Paul the Apostle Church and soloist Paulist Father Steven Bell — the third annual Outreach gathering of LGBTQ+ Catholics came to a close after a weekend of thoughtful discussion panels held at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University.
U.S. Ukrainian bishops call on Catholics to be direct agents of ‘God’s healing touch’ in Ukraine June 20, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News The Ukrainian Catholic bishops of the U.S. are calling attention to the profound psychological consequences of Russia’s war on Ukraine, urging the faithful to “be the conduits that direct God’s healing touch to our suffering brothers and sisters.”
Deacon Mmuoh’s journey goes from ‘playing Mass’ to celebrating the Eucharist June 20, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2023, News, Vocations Deacon Felix Mmuoh will be one of nine seminarians who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Catholics in states affected by ever-shrinking Colorado River draw on ‘Laudato Si” to help avert water crisis June 20, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Catholics in some of the affected states are complementing the government’s effort to prevent disaster with principles of Pope Francis’ landmark 2015 environmental encyclical “Laudato Si'” firmly in mind.
Sacred Heart of Jesus marks 150 years serving Baltimore immigrants June 20, 2023By Priscila González de Doran Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Parish Anniversary 2023 From its beginning 150 years ago, when it served as the home for recently arrived German newcomers to its status today as the largest parish for Spanish-speaking immigrants, Sacred Heart of Jesus/Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown has been a refuge for Catholic immigrants.
Lingua omnium: Vatican academy promotes ‘inclusive’ image of Latin June 20, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Latin language in the Catholic Church faces two major hurdles: the increasingly exclusive access to Latin instruction worldwide and the difficulty of transmitting the ancient language’s modern value to seminarians from non-European backgrounds, said the new president of the Vatican’s Latin academy.
