Bishops reiterate church’s ‘firm opposition’ to Respect for Marriage Act November 29, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, U.S. Congress, World News The chairmen of two U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committee’s reiterated the U.S. bishops’ ” firm opposition” to the “misnamed” the Respect for Marriage Act.
Don’t begrudge newcomers at Christmas. Welcome them. November 29, 2022By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, Local News, News Parishioners may see some unfamiliar faces in church during Advent and Christmas. Instead of thinking begrudgingly that they may be sitting in “your” pew, it might be better to welcome them with open arms.
With America magazine pope talks about church division, women, abortion November 29, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Vatican, World News In a wide-ranging interview with top staff of America magazine, Pope Francis decried increased polarization within the Catholic Church, affirmed the need to involve more women in church administration but ruled out women priests and emphasized the importance of the ministry of individual bishops over the role of a bishops’ conference.
Ukrainian archdiocese demands release of priests taken by Russian troops November 28, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Father Ivan Levitsky, a hieromonk and rector of the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, and Father Bohdan Geleta, who works at the church, were detained by Russian troops Nov. 16, and the church was illegally searched the following day.
Cardinal Becciu secretly recorded call with pope, Vatican prosecutor says November 28, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After learning that Cardinal Angelo Becciu and a relative of his secretly recorded a phone call with Pope Francis, the Vatican’s chief prosecutor said his office is considering a new charge — one of criminal conspiracy — against the cardinal, who has been on trial since July 2021 for financial malfeasance.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Making the most of Advent November 28, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Father Mark Bialek, pastor at St. John in Westminster, joins Catholic Review Radio to talk about what Advent is all about and how we can make the best of this season of spiritual preparation.
Violence against women is a ‘scourge,’ pope says November 28, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Violence against women is “a social scourge that is also linked to cultural attitudes, ingrained mentalities and prejudices,” so education, prevention and swifter justice are needed to end it, Pope Francis said.
Advent watching includes noticing God at work in daily life, pope says November 28, 2022By Robert Duncan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Being so distracted that one does not notice God’s presence in daily life is a warning sign that one is not being vigilant enough, Pope Francis cautioned.
Nine months after Russia began war, pope writes to Ukrainians November 28, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Nine months after Russia launched its war on Ukraine, Pope Francis wrote to the Ukrainian people expressing his admiration for their courage and commitment to their country in the face of so much death and destruction.
‘Christmas in Maryland’: Broadcast shines a light on unique stories of holiday season November 28, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, Local News, News The series will take listeners through a Maryland holiday journey, sharing Christmas experiences from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore.
Navy chaplain calls on Mother Seton to help him bring hope, help to sailors November 27, 2022By Lori Hadacek Chaplin Catholic News Service Filed Under: Local News, News, Saints The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg supplied Father Brad Guillory with a first-class relic of Mother Seton, so he can bring the saint to the men and women at sea.
As pot legalization expands, concern about its effects grows, says watchdog November 26, 2022By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Residents of Maryland and Missouri that voted during the midterms to approve recreational marijuana use must closely monitor the local regulatory details and local impacts on youth, according to a national watchdog group.
