Catholic refugees from Afghanistan in ‘purgatory’ waiting for visas January 12, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Although the United States left Afghanistan at the end of August, it left behind thousands still affected by the resulting turmoil. Among them is an Afghan Catholic family of five.
Indiana seminarians chop wood to help rural neighbors stay warm January 12, 2022By Sean Gallagher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Uncategorized, Vocations, World News For more than 40 years, seminarian from St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in St. Meinrad have volunteered in what is now called Project Warm, which provides firewood to people in need in Indiana.
Pope pops by his favorite record store to say ‘hello’ January 12, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis took an evening ride in a white Fiat 500 to visit a record store he used to go to when in Rome as a cardinal.
Sister Madeline Swaboski, I.H.M., dies at 78 January 11, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Madeline ministered for several years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, serving as the receptionist/school secretary at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore from 2000 to 2004; administrative assistant at the Mother Lange Guild Office of the Oblate Sisters of Providence, in Baltimore from 2004 to 2009 and chaplain associate at Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Baltimore from 2009 to 2013.
New Glen Burnie church to complete Monsignor Slade’s dream January 11, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News After some 60 years, the dream of building a bigger Catholic church in Glen Burnie will become reality.
Help youths fulfill dreams based on truth, goodness, pope tells university January 11, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Marking the 625th anniversary of a faculty of theology founded by St. Jadwiga, Queen of Poland, and supported by St. John Paul II, Pope Francis sent a written message praising the long history and mission of the faculty in Krakow, which is today part of the Pontifical University of John Paul II.
Doggone it: When a papal point misses the mark January 11, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Speaking at his general audience about the importance of parenthood, both literal and spiritual, Pope Francis again brought up his concern about a “demographic winter,” especially in Europe, where birthrates are consistently below death rates.
Poitier’s roles put civil rights issues on the big screen January 11, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News Sidney Poitier had 55 film and television credits dating back to 1947, although his last appearance was 2001 TV movie, “The Last Brickmaker in America.” Many of these films highlighted civil rights issues the United States was wrestling with at the time.
Pope, cardinal offer condolences to victims of Bronx fire that killed 17 January 11, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Pope Francis issued condolences to families of those killed in an Jan. 9 apartment building blaze in the Bronx that killed 17 people, including eight children.
Sister Margaret Mary Lewis, O.S.F., dies at 92 January 10, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries During her 16 years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Margaret worked at what is now University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson; Shrine of the Little Flower School in Baltimore and The Catholic High School of Baltimore.
Sister Mary Ann Potenza, O.S.F., dies at 89 January 10, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Mary Ann ministered mostly in Pennsylvania and Delaware, but also spent eight years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, serving in education at St. Elizabeth School and the Shrine of the Little Flower School in Baltimore.
RADIO INTERVIEW: 52 Masses January 10, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Daniel Markham is on a quest to visit 52 different churches over the course of a little over a year – one in each state plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
