Turkey Bowl football rivalry will continue Thanksgiving Day for Calvert Hall, Loyola Blakefield October 21, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Sports The Turkey Bowl will begin its second century without interruption.
Pope has history of defending marriage, but being open to some civil unions October 21, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis often has expressed openness to the idea of laws recognizing civil unions, including for gay couples, to protect their rights.
EWTN News/RealClear poll shows more ‘likely Catholic voters’ behind Biden October 21, 2020By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News Less than two weeks before the presidential election, a new poll indicated President Donald Trump has lost the so-called “Catholic vote” and that his nomination of a Catholic to the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, did nothing to change that equation.
‘An enduring symbol of God’ returns to the Baltimore skyline October 20, 2020By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate After months of repairs and thousands of dollars in donations from parishioners, Baltimore’s St. Mary, Star of the Sea will shine again.
Catholic Charities of Baltimore ends international adoption program October 20, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News After more than 75 years helping form families through international adoption, Catholic Charities of Baltimore closed its international adoption program Sept. 30, citing changing circumstances within other countries and a “negative stance” toward international adoption from the American federal government.
Brooklyn Diocese ‘extremely disappointed’ court sided with new COVID-19 limits October 19, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, News, Religious Freedom, World News After a federal judge sided with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in its court fight against the state’s latest restrictions on houses of worship, the Brooklyn Diocese “is extremely disappointed” but is considering its “appellate options,” Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio said in a statement.
RADIO INTERVIEW: How to feel good and how not to – the ethics of recreational drug use October 19, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview John-Mark Miravalle speaks about his new book, “How to Feel Good and How Not To: The Ethics of Using Marijuana, Alcohol, Anti-depressant and Other Mood Altering Drugs” by Sophia Press.
Demonstrators burn two churches in Chile on anniversary of protests October 19, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Demonstrators burned two Catholic churches in Chile, where gatherings to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests against inequality descended into chaos.
Taking a cue from immigrants’ home countries, messages about COVID-19 taken into hard-hit neighborhoods October 19, 2020By Patricia Zapor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Bishop Lewandowski, Catholic Charities, Coronavirus, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News With infection rates rising around Maryland, as elsewhere in the country, the timing couldn’t be better for the sound truck’s launch. As of Oct. 19, the 21224 ZIP code had 2,117 reported cases of COVID-19, second only in the state to the Silver Spring/Langley Park ZIP code, another area densely populated by immigrants.
Messages of White Mass amplified in Baltimore Archdiocese during pandemic October 19, 2020By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Clad in their white coats, health professionals gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary for the annual White Mass Oct. 18, to pray together for their colleagues and patients with Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore.
Government committee: Spain’s euthanasia bill tantamount to murder October 18, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Members of the Spanish Bioethics Committee have unanimously opposed a euthanasia bill, warning their government that the proposed legislation would oblige doctors to commit murder.
Health officials, archdiocese team up to reach Hispanic communities hard-hit by COVID October 16, 2020By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Coronavirus, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News Working with Catholic Charities of Baltimore and Auxiliary Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., the Maryland Department of Health announced Oct. 16 the creation of a mobile education unit and a health hotline to reach Hispanic communities that have been especially hard-hit by the coronavirus epidemic.
