Father Joseph Doyle, S.S.J., Baltimore native who led New Orleans school, dies at 82 November 4, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Father Doyle was inspired to become a Josephite while he was a student at Immaculate Conception School in Towson, where he read articles in The Josephite Harvest about the Baltimore-based religious society’s ministry in the African-American community.
Proposed Eucharist document needs consensus, dialogue panelists say November 4, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2021, World News The much-awaited proposed statement on the Eucharist from the U.S. bishops is striving for a consensus that may be hard to come by, said a longtime church journalist.
Bethlehem is open for business, waiting for tourists November 4, 2021By Judith Sudilovksy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News On Nov. 1, Israel opened its borders to tourists who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or can show proof of recovery within the past six months; this means tourists will also be able to reach Bethlehem. But tourists faced some hurdles with documents that need to be filled out and other travel requirements as the tourism industry tried to get back into gear.
Brother John Hollywood, S.J., who served Jesuit schools, dies at 83 November 4, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered Nov. 4 at the Chapel of Colombiere Jesuit Community in Baltimore for Jesuit Brother John B. Hollywood. Brother John, a former business administrator at Loyola Blakefield in Towson (2002-07) and a treasurer and assistant minister at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore (1980-87) died Oct. 31
Catholic High leader marks milestone November 3, 2021By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools “Dr. Nazelrod has changed the lives of many girls,” Molly McElroy said. “She believes in them.”
Supply chain delays ‘dramatically’ affect cemetery headstone industry November 3, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Supply chain issues have “affected the industry quite dramatically,” said Tim Bronleewe, CEO of OM Stone, a Hillsboro, Oregon, company that serves many Catholic cemeteries. “What used to take us 60 to 90 days now takes us six to nine months.”
Look in the mirror before correcting others’ mistakes, pope says November 3, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News To believe in Jesus means to follow him and avoid going “the opposite way,” following one’s own interests and inflating one’s own ego, Pope Francis said.
St. Ignatius to host forum with candidates for governor November 3, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The Justice and Peace Committee at St. Ignatius in Baltimore will host a Nov. 16 discussion with some of the candidates for Maryland’s 2022 gubernatorial election.
Bishops’ focus on Communion crisis highlights bigger issue, theologians say November 3, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2021, World News When the U.S. bishops highlighted Communion in their spring meeting, announcing their plans for both a document on the Eucharist and a three-year eucharistic revival, they emphasized that they were responding to a lack of understanding among many Catholics about something that is central to the faith.
Virginia seventh graders go on scavenger hunt armed with Catholic newspaper November 3, 2021By Ann M. Augherton Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, World News A religious education teacher at St. Agnes Church in Arlington sent her seventh graders on a scavenger hunt as part of their preparation for confirmation.
Court rejects Catholic hospital’s appeal of transgender patient’s lawsuit November 3, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court Nov. 1 turned down an appeal from a Catholic hospital in California that was sued for refusing to perform a hysterectomy on a transgender patient.
Grassroots effort calls on pope to canonize six Black sainthood candidates November 2, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Saints Bishop Lewandowski said it is important to have Masses to celebrate African American saints because the faithful identify with saints who “look like us, spoke our language, lived our experiences and can understand our struggles.”
