Father Kady returns to home parish in Allegany County for ordination to priesthood June 21, 2021By Greg Larry Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Archbishop William E. Lori ordained Father Scott Kady during a Mass that was both a family affair and homecoming, in multiple ways.
Bishops vote to draft teaching document on the Eucharist June 18, 2021By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops' Meeting - Spring 2021, World News The U.S. bishops approved by a wide margin a plan to draft a document to examine the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church” following a lengthy debate during their spring general assembly.
Jim Phelan, basketball coach who elevated Mount St. Mary’s profile, dies at 92 June 18, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Sports Few laymen matched his contributions to the Mount, which gave Phelan a one-year contract to coach in 1954. It turned into 49 uninterrupted seasons on the same campus, the third longest in the history of the sport.
Deacon George Evans, part of the first class of American permanent deacons, to celebrate 50 years of ministry June 18, 2021By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, deacons, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Deacon Evans’ work has spanned generations. He would celebrate the weddings of young couples and years later be on hand for the baptisms and marriages of their children.
Sister Mary Theresa McFadden, former pastoral associate, dies at 90 June 18, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass will be offered at 2 p.m. June 18 at Our Lady of Victory in Arbutus for Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Mary Theresa McFadden, a longtime pastoral associate at Our Lady of Victory who died May 29 at 90.
Communion proposal highlights first two days of bishops’ meeting June 17, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops' Meeting - Spring 2021, World News A proposed document to examine the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church” received a thorough discussion June 17 during the second day of U.S. bishops’ spring general assembly.
Archbishop Lori establishes coordinating council to lead efforts against racism June 17, 2021By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice Archbishop William E. Lori has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., to lead a coordinating council established to implement recommendations to fight hatred and racism and prioritize equity and inclusion.
Catholic Review has banner year for journalism awards June 17, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, Local News, News Catholic Review Media garnered 91 awards from three different professional journalism associations for work published in 2020, the highest number of awards in at least 12 years, and believed to be the most ever.
Movie Review: ‘Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway ‘ June 17, 2021By Joseph McAleer Catholic Review Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News The beloved characters created by Beatrix Potter in her series of children’s books stray even further from their amiable roots in this sequel to the 2018 film, a blend of live action and computer-generated animation once again directed and co-written by Will Gluck.
Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic agency in foster case June 17, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, World News In a unanimous decision June 17, the Supreme Court said that a Catholic social service agency should not have been excluded from Philadelphia’s foster care program because it did not accept same-sex couples as foster parents.
Supreme Court upholds health care law’s individual mandate in 7-2 ruling June 17, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, World News In a 7-2 decision June 17, the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, saying the states that sued over the law did not have the legal right to do so.
Seafarers receive COVID vaccine while in Baltimore ports June 17, 2021By Kevin J. Parks Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Some 30 vaccinations in all were administered to the crews of the Panamanian-flagged sugar transport Century Bright, moored at Domino Sugar off Key Highway, and the Malta-flagged coal transport Nana Z, moored at the Curtis Bay coal pier.
