With national March for Life behind them, pro-life advocates plan for state marches, rallies January 31, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News With the national March for Life in the nation’s capital marking the Roe v. Wade anniversary behind them, pro-life advocates are gearing up for March for Life events in a number of states in the months ahead.
Mercy on the move with athletic advancements January 31, 2023By Adam Zielonka Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Mercy gym renovations followed the installation of Mary Anne Heckwolf ’66 Field, the first field at a Baltimore-area girls’ school with lighting for nighttime games and a digital scoreboard.
Catholic pro-life activist Mark Houck acquitted of federal charges January 30, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A Catholic pro-life activist has been found not guilty of charges that he violated a federal law protecting access to abortion clinics, thereby avoiding a possible 11-year prison sentence.
Church called to address stigma associated with mental illness, advocates say January 30, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News The church is called to address taboos associated with mental illness both within society and within its own ranks, advocates at the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering said on Jan. 28.
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.
