Mount St. Mary’s staying open for fall semester August 13, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News While the Catholic colleges of Baltimore are keeping their campuses largely closed for the fall semester, Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg will remain open and has already begun welcoming its largest and most diverse class of freshman students ever.
Black Catholics laud Harris pick; others scrutinize past record August 12, 2020By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News Joe Biden’s choice of Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, as his vice presidential running mate elicited broad smiles from key black Catholics. Others, though, started criticizing her record nearly as soon as the pick was publicized Aug. 11.
Montgomery County official rescinds previous directive blocking school reopening August 12, 2020By Richard Szczepanowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Archdiocese of Washington’s Catholic Schools Office hailed an Aug. 7 announcement by a Montgomery County health officer that he has rescinded his previous directives forbidding private and religious schools from opening to in-person instruction at the start of the school year.
After blasts, Lebanese mobilize to pick up the pieces, physical and mental August 12, 2020By Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Some 300,000 people have been left homeless and more than 160 have been killed in the massive blast.
Catholic Charities is on a ‘Mission to Move’ August 12, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Local News, News “The Mission to Move” is a five-day virtual walk/run that invites participants to set step count goals and track them through a smartphone app called GivHero synced to a fitness tracker. Every time participants reach their goals, their sponsors make contributions to support the outreach of Catholic Charities.
CDC head sees need for schools to reopen but with strict health protocols August 12, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Schools, World News Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, thinks it is a good idea for schools to reopen for in-person classes but with restrictions in place to protect teachers, staff and students against the coronavirus, including “wearing a mask, washing your hands, maintaining social distancing.”
Having it all, for Deacon Smith, meant vocation to priesthood August 11, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations After his engagement was broken off, Deacon Jeremy Smith had a life-changing conversation with Father Charles Canterna that put him on the path to the priesthood.
COVID forces Knock shrine to close Aug. 15 to discourage crowds August 11, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News The Marian shrine at Knock announced Aug. 10 that in addition to postponing the popular Knock Novena and pilgrimage because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the shrine and its church would be closed for the Aug. 15 feast of the Assumption of Mary to ensure pilgrims do not arrive anyway.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Father Robert Leavitt discusses evangelization in a secular culture August 10, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview How does the Catholic Church evangelize at at time when so many people reject organized religion? What impact does secularization have on evangelization? What do recent popes mean when they talk about the “New Evangelization and how are seminarians prepared to evangelize in a secular culture?
Pope baptizes twins after successful surgery to separate them August 10, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Their heads encased in white bandages covering the wounds where they had been conjoined, 2-year-old twins named Ervina and Prefina were baptized by Pope Francis Aug. 6 in the chapel of his residence.
Weapons must be set aside for peace to flourish, pope says August 10, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News For peace to flourish, weapons of war must be set aside, especially nuclear weapons that can obliterate entire cities and countries, Pope Francis said on the 75th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.
Deacon Kady takes penultimate step to priesthood for Baltimore Archdiocese August 8, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Eastern Vicariate, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Deacon Scott Kady was the only man ordained to the transitional diaconate for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Instead of being downtown at the Baltimore Basilica, the usual location for the rite, it was held at St. Ignatius, Hickory.
