Number of Catholic institutions with union representation grows September 2, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News The number of Catholic institutions where at least some of its employees have union representation has grown to more than 600, according to the annual “Gaudium et Spes Labor Report” issued Aug. 24 by the Catholic Labor Network.
Laudato Si’ message gets added attention as Season of Creation opens September 2, 2022By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Father That Son Nguyen can be found addressing the concept of integral ecology as expressed by Pope Francis in his encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home.”
Pope: Correct view of tradition nurtures beauty, grandeur of the liturgy September 1, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News “The liturgy is Christ’s work and the church’s, and as such, it is a living body,” Pope Francis told members of Italy’s Association of Professors of Liturgy.
Archdiocese sponsors programming during MPT’s HBCU week September 1, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Local News, News, Saints The Archdiocese of Baltimore is teaming with Maryland Public Television to sponsor programming during Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week on the network.
RADIO INTERVIEW: An interview with the superintendent of Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Schools September 1, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Schools Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore open for students Aug. 29. Dr. Donna Hargens, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, joins us to talk about enrollment trends, efforts to keep children safe and special projects for the new academic year.
Family under attack by ideologies, pope says September 1, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Addressing the Schonstatt Fathers, who were in Rome for their general chapter Sept. 1, the pope urged them to be “bearers of a message of hope in these dark situations that people in every stage of life are going through.”
Transition to high school football is daunting, rewarding for Catholic school players September 1, 2022By Adam Zielonka Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports As players dust off their pads, a sort of culture shock awaits many high schoolers as they climb that ladder for the first time at Baltimore area Catholic schools.
Baltimore Catholic school players in NFL at a glance September 1, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports As the NFL regular season nears its kickoff, several former Baltimore-area Catholic high school players are battling for spots on pro football rosters.
Protection of children now in sights of Congress, FTC, tech firms September 1, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, U.S. Congress, World News The FTC’s newest commission, Omar Bedoya, said that the protection of children is one of the FTC’s policy areas where there is bipartisanship.
USCCB’s Labor Day statement touts bills to help children, women, families August 31, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, U.S. Congress, World News This year’s annual Labor Day statement from the U.S. bishops touts two bills awaiting action in Congress as being helpful to children, women and families: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and an expansion of the federal child tax credit.
Pope calls for prayers for Iraq, whose people desire normality, peace August 31, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After a series of deadly clashes erupted in Iraq, Pope Francis said “dialogue and fraternity” were needed to overcome the current situation and to become a nation of diverse communities living in peace.
Gorbachev, St. John Paul had great appreciation for each other August 31, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who died Aug. 30 in Moscow after a long illness, met several times with St. John Paul II, and the two often exchanged words of appreciation for each other.
