Ordination Mass for Bishop Lewandowski recalls Redemptorist saints August 18, 2020By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Video The lives and spirituality of the Redemptorists were woven into the ordination Mass for Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., a member of the international religious order whose founder told his confrères they should resist honors and any higher episcopal roles.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Sean Dalton discusses how to deepen your faith August 18, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview In an interview with Father Brian Nolan on the Aug. 16 episode of Catholic Review Radio, Dalton speaks about the numerous ways the Augustine Institute is a resource to help one grow in faith and reach out to others..
Bishop-designate Lewandowski’s insignia denote his office, commitment August 18, 2020By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Feature, Local News, News Bishop-designate Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., doesn’t normally wear jewelry. He’s going to have to get used to wearing a ring and a pectoral cross.
Emotional Bishop-designate Lewandowski considers selfishness versus sacrifice at vespers August 17, 2020By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Feature, Local News, News, Video Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated a vespers service on the eve of the ordination of Bishop Bruce A. Lewansdowski, C.Ss.R., Aug. 17 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.
Letter: Democrats must make room for pro-lifers, ‘moderate’ abortion position August 17, 2020By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News About 100 current and former Democratic lawmakers from several states urged the Democratic Party’s Platform Committee Aug. 14 “to moderate its official position on abortion,” saying many party leaders support abortion policies “radically out of line with public opinion.”
Foundation prize is ‘validation’ of all Homeboy Industries does, says priest August 17, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The prize, which is $2.5 million in unrestricted funds, also “strengthens our resolve to create a community of kinship and healing in Los Angeles,” the priest said in a statement. “All of us at Homeboy Industries are profoundly humbled by the Hilton Foundation’s recognition.”
Cardinal Pell tells U.S. Catholics: ‘We rely on you’ August 17, 2020By Peter Rosengren Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News In an exclusive interview prerecorded and aired at a U.S. conference, Cardinal George Pell reminded his audience how important the church in the U.S. is for world Catholicism and Western civilization.
Nebraska governor signs bill that bans dismemberment abortions August 17, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Saying Nebraska is “a pro-life state,” Gov. Pete Ricketts Aug. 15 signed into law a ban on dismemberment abortions, which he said stops a “horrific procedure” and is “an important step to strengthen our culture of life.”
Bishop Lewandowski’s ordination events, curtailed by pandemic restrictions, include livestreams August 17, 2020By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Feature, Local News, News Two events will welcome the newest auxiliary bishop of Baltimore to his new ministry this week. Due to restrictions on gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, the events are not open to the public but will be livestreamed via several outlets.
Sixty years after JFK, wait continues for the second Catholic president August 16, 2020By Mark Pattison Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News Thirty-three men between George Washington and John F. Kennedy served as U.S. president. Until Kennedy, all were white Anglo-Saxon Protestant men. It took 172 years for a Catholic to win the presidency.
Bishop Madden among leaders concerned about rising gun violence, need for ‘commonsense’ gun laws August 14, 2020By Chaz Muth Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate, Video “I don’t believe that requiring gun registration and background checks is infringing on someone’s liberties,” Bishop Madden told CNS. “Some of the language hurled in these debates is disturbing to me, because it seems to discount the value of the lives lost to gun violence.”
Solemnity of the Assumption is not a holy day of obligation in 2020 August 13, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Divine Worship, Local News, News There are two reasons there is no obligation to attend Mass on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary this year. First, when the feast falls on a Saturday or Monday (as it does this year), the obligation to attend Mass is lifted in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Second, Archbishop William E. Lori has issued a general dispensation from attending Mass during the coronavirus pandemic.
