Make Jesus’ ‘Gospel friendship’ the heart of Catholic social ministry, says Baltimore’s Bishop Lewandowski January 30, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice Auxiliary Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski of Baltimore recalled in a homily Jan. 28 the kind of greeting he would always receive from a Puerto Rican woman who was a member of the parish he pastored in Philadelphia’s Kensington section, Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Pope Francis condemns ‘spiral of death’ in the Holy Land January 30, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The “spiral of death” that has materialized in the Holy Land in recent days threatens the little remaining trust that exists between Israelis and Palestinians, Pope Francis said.
Pope clarifies remarks about homosexuality and sin January 30, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis reaffirmed that homosexuality is not a crime, and that any sexual act outside of marriage is a sin, in a written response to a request for clarification about his remarks during a recent interview with the Associated Press.
Christians in affluent societies must combat ‘throwaway culture,’ pope says January 30, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christians must combat the prevalent culture of wastefulness by becoming poor in spirit, Pope Francis said.
Pope, Anglican, Presbyterian leaders ask for prayers before trip January 30, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Before beginning their ecumenical pilgrimage of peace to South Sudan, Pope Francis and the leaders of the Anglican Communion and the Presbyterian Church of Scotland asked Christians around the globe to accompany them with prayers.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Celebrating Catholic Schools Week January 30, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Schools Joining the Catholic Review to talk about Catholic education and Catholic Schools Week in the Archdiocese of Baltimore is Dr. Donna Hargens, superintendent of Catholic schools for the archdiocese.
Bilingualism is a ‘superpower’ at Archbishop Borders School January 30, 2023By Priscila González de Doran Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Archbishop Borders School is the only Spanish-immersion Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and one of the few dual-language schools in Baltimore.
Catholic schoolteachers describe what they love about their jobs January 29, 2023By Matthew Liptak Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools A strong sense of community in Catholic schools across the Archdiocese of Baltimore is one of the major reasons many teachers choose to work in the Catholic school system.
Basketball sisters take different paths to same journey 40 years later January 29, 2023By Linda Reeves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, Vocations, World News Divine intervention may be the only explanation for how two college teammates graduated, ventured off on different career paths miles apart and then, 40 years later, ended up on the same journey in Miami, both wearing habits.
Catholics call for prayer, justice as video of Memphis Black man’s deadly arrest released January 28, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Catholics in Memphis, Tennessee, and throughout the nation are joining in prayer while calling for justice, as disturbing images of a police arrest turned fatal in that city were released late Jan. 27.
Where in the world is Catholic Mass attendance highest? January 28, 2023By John Burger OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Among those surveyed by WVS, aside from Nigeria, weekly or more frequent Mass attendance is highest among adult self-identified Catholics in Kenya (73 percent) and Lebanon (69 percent).
Mercy delivers Magic show in ‘Classic’ victory over Maryvale January 27, 2023By Todd Karpovich Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Myah Hazelton and Olivia Liszt each scored 13 points, Milan Brown added 11 points and Mercy ran past Maryvale, 77-40, in “The Classic” Jan. 27 at Towson University’s SECU Arena in front of nearly 2,000 spectators.
