Pope calls for inclusive church while in Portugal for WYD August 8, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 Pope Francis asked the 1.5 million young people who attended World Youth Day to take “what God has sown into your hearts” back to their home countries and build a joyful church that is open to all.
Archdiocese of Baltimore’s gun buyback effort takes 362 firearms off the streets, promotes peace and hope August 7, 2023By Gary Lambrecht Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News The archdiocese raised more than $50,000 to finance the buyback event. Police officers exchanged cash and gift cards for weapons retrieved from the trunks of vehicles that formed a continuous, long line for several hours, wrapped around Edmondson Village Shopping Center.
Pope shares summer reflection with Rome priests August 7, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Assuring Rome priests of his gratitude and prayers, Pope Francis asked them to use part of their summer rest to reflect on ways to strengthen the unity of the church and promote greater collaboration with laypeople.
Radio Interview: An update on the Seek the City pastoral planning initiative for Baltimore August 7, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Seek the City to Come George Matysek interviews Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, C.Ss.R, urban vicar for the Archdiocese of Baltimore; and Geri Byrd, director of Seek the City, a two-year pastoral planning effort launched last year concerning the future of all 57 parishes in Baltimore City and several in Baltimore County.
Baltimore pilgrims enthralled by journey to Lisbon for World Youth Day August 7, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 The Baltimore group of more than 50 had a packed 11-day itinerary, arriving in Lisbon July 29 and taking a city tour, including stops at Belem Tower, Jeronimos Monastery and St. Anthony of Padua Church.
Longtime Cockeysville deacon dies at 86 August 7, 2023By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon Edward Conway Sullivan Jr., who served at St. Joseph in Cockeysville for more than 20 years, is being remembered for his “generous, generous heart” and his devotion to his parish.
Convention summons Knights of Columbus to discipleship, transformation of world August 7, 2023By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, World News Nearly 2,300 members of the Knights of Columbus, spouses and family members gathered together from all parts of the globe Aug. 1-3 in Orlando under the theme “First in faith and charity.”
On flight to Rome, pope responds to questions about abuse, his health August 7, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 After a five-day trip to Portugal, which recently came to terms with its own clerical sex abuse crisis, Pope Francis said the Catholic Church must abandon its practice of covering up abuse and instead be “very open” about how it is confronting the crime.
Don’t be afraid to change the world, pope tells youths at WYD closing Mass August 6, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 To end “Catholic Woodstock” — as World Youth Day has been called by the Portuguese press — Pope Francis told 1.5 million weary-eyed and sleep-deprived young people in Lisbon not to let their “great dreams” of changing the world be “stopped by fear.”
Bishop urges leaders of U.S., other nations to ‘make critically needed’ progress on arms control August 6, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ international policy committee called on Catholics and all people of goodwill to pray that the leaders of the United States and other nations around the globe “who govern the control” of nuclear weapons “will earnestly seek to make critically needed progress on arms control.”
Lay parish missionaries indispensable co-workers in evangelization from the city to the prairie August 6, 2023By Robert Alan Glover OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News Lay men and women carrying out missionary work in parishes, either on a full time or volunteer basis, are helping Catholic clergy expand the evangelizing reach of their ministry wherever they are, from urban centers to prairie towns.
Ohio pro-life ad campaign could impact future of abortion law August 6, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A pro-life group has launched a multimillion dollar ad buy in the final days before an Aug. 8 Ohio special election that could significantly impact an abortion ballot initiative in the state in November.
