Senior judge joins Independent Review Board to assist archdiocese with abuse policies July 22, 2020By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News As a retired judge for the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, Alexander Wright Jr. has tried cases and reviewed and written court opinions involving cases of abuse of children
From a distance, young adult missioners continue support of Haiti July 21, 2020By Daniel Zawodny Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, Missions, News After hearing how the coronavirus pandemic has affected communities across Haiti, young parishioners from the Archdiocese of Baltimore rallied their former mission group for a fundraiser.
Baltimore ordinand’s education includes Calvert Hall, Loyola U, Mount seminary July 21, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations “He’s not one of those guys who thinks he’s got it all figured out,” said Monsignor Michael Heintz, academic dean and director of intellectual formation at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg. “He’s intelligent, and smart enough to know that he doesn’t know everything.”
Pope makes surprise visit to summer camp for kids of Vatican employees July 21, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis wanted the summer program to support employees with families given the ongoing restrictions and fewer organized summer activities available during the global pandemic.
Christ statue vandalized at Florida church among latest attacks on statues July 21, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, World News “It is too soon to arrive to any conclusion, but we have seen other churches vandalized around the country. We totally ‘condemn’ this action. We invite our community to pray for peace,” parish officials said in a statement.
Catholic communities mourn death of son of a federal judge killed at home July 21, 2020By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Schools and a Catholic parish in New Jersey expressed pain but also offered prayers following the killing of 20-year-old Daniel Anderl, son of a federal judge, who was a student at The Catholic University of America in Washington.
Baltimore’s toppled Columbus statue may return, but at more secure location July 20, 2020By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate Weeks after protesters toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the Inner Harbor, members of Baltimore’s Italian-American community are developing a plan to reproduce the marble monument so it can be displayed in a more secure location.
Vatican: Laity have role, but most parishes must be led by priests July 20, 2020By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy issued a new instruction on pastoral care that specifies the role of lay men and women in the church’s mission of evangelization and offers guidance in parish reforms and restructuring.
French police suspect arson was cause of fire at Nantes cathedral July 20, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News French police have opened an arson investigation into a fire at a Gothic cathedral in Nantes.
Priest’s love of math, baseball helps him develop new stat measures July 19, 2020By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Sports, World News WASHINGTON (CNS) — WAR, what is it good for? For Edwin Starr, the answer was “absolutely nothin’” — although “somethin’” might be a better answer, since he had a No. 1 hit with the tune in 1970. But for Dominican Father Humbert Kilanowski, he’s got a different answer, because he’s asking a different question. Father […]
Monsignor Arthur W. Bastress, ‘giant’ with a ‘gentle approach,’ dies at 93 July 18, 2020By Erik Zygmont Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor Arthur W. Bastress, longtime pastor of the National Shrine of St. Alphonsus Liguori in Baltimore, died July 16. He was 93 and had celebrated 69 years as a priest; he was looking forward to 70.
Baltimore Archdiocese schools share draft plan to resume in-person instruction Aug. 31 July 17, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Archdiocese of Baltimore Department of Catholic Schools shared a draft plan with parents July 16 for the reopening of schools for in-person instruction for the 2020-21 school year. It has faculty and staff returning to campuses Aug. 24, and students returning classrooms Aug. 31.
