Activists see temporary stop of federal executions as a starting point July 6, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Activists who oppose the death penalty said the Justice Department’s temporary stop of federal executions is a step in the right direction, but not enough.
Next term: Court to take up religious schools, rejects wedding florist case July 6, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Supreme Court, World News The day after issuing its final opinions for the current term, the Supreme Court announced it was taking up one religious rights case and rejecting another for its next term.
Pope out of bed, walking after surgery at Rome hospital July 6, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The second morning after undergoing colon surgery, Pope Francis was continuing to recover well and, after a restful night, he had breakfast, read the newspapers and got out of bed to walk, the Vatican press office said July 6. His post-operative recovery is proceeding normally, the press office said, and his “routine follow-up exams are good.”
More than 2,260 students graduate from Catholic high schools in Baltimore Archdiocese July 6, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools More than 2,260 students graduated from Catholic High Schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore this year, with 94 percent of them heading to college in the fall. Learn more about this year’s graduations below and be sure to check back in this week for profiles on some of the graduates. Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore […]
Pope undergoes surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospital July 4, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis was hospitalized July 4 and underwent surgery on his sigmoid colon, the lowest part of the large intestine, the Vatican press office said.
Vatican indicts Cardinal Becciu, former officials involved in London deal July 4, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In an unprecedented move, Vatican prosecutors have indicted 10 individuals and entities, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu, former prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, on charges ranging from embezzlement to money laundering and abuse of office.
Forrester’s faith pays off with berth in golf’s U.S. Senior Open July 3, 2021By Todd Karpovich Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Sports After eight attempts, Forrester qualified for the U.S. Senior Open in Omaha, July 8-11. He is one of 24 amateurs who made the cut for the esteemed event, whose past champions include the likes of Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus.
Archbishop Gomez: On July 4, let’s also honor missionaries’ role in nation’s founding July 3, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News As the nation’ celebrates its independence on the Fourth of July, Americans should recall the country’s “other founding” by the missionaries who, beginning in the 1500s, came to proclaim “the love of Jesus Christ to Indigenous peoples,” said Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez.
St. Mary Star of the Sea in Ocean City reopens as the ‘place where we fall more and more in love with Christ’ July 1, 2021By Michael Short Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Six long years after it began, the renovation to St. Mary Star of the Sea is complete.
Movie Review: ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ July 1, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Nondenominational religious flourishes and an emphasis on the value of family offset occasionally intense showdowns and some unsavory vocabulary in “F9: The Fast Saga” (Universal).
Outgoing Loyola University Maryland president ‘squeezes sponge dry’ June 30, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice What makes Father Linnane especially proud is playing a role in increasing what he calls the “academic rigor” at Loyola and in dramatically increasing diversity on what had historically been a predominantly white campus.
Tokyo Catholic churches to keep restrictive measures during Olympics June 30, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Olympics, Sports, World News The Tokyo Archdiocese says it will maintain infection control measures despite the Japanese government having lifted the COVID-19 state of emergency in many cities ahead of the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games.
