Justice Thomas in Notre Dame lecture discusses faith, modern views September 21, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News In an address at the University of Notre Dame Sept. 16, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke about being personally grounded by his Catholic faith — which he said he “ran away from” when he was young and “crawled back” to 25 years later.
RADIO INTERVIEW: How to encourage your children to read September 20, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Books, Feature, Local News, News, Parenting, Radio Interview Cheri Blomquist, author of Before Austen Comes Aesop, discusses the importance of encouraging children to read and offers some tips for selecting books.
Church needs to hear God speaking through those who are hurting, pope says September 20, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News To listen to the Holy Spirit, members of the church must listen to each other and especially to those who are marginalized, Pope Francis said, explaining how dioceses are to help the church prepare for the Synod of Bishops.
Catholic foster parents open door, hearts to more than 100 babies in 43 years September 20, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News When Travis and Rhonda Kitch met Ron and Jane Brown for the first time in 2008, they were already family.
Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates faith, traditions, culture and values September 20, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News “The Hispanic ministry at church feels like family,” said Jesus Urrutua. “It fills me up with incredible joy to see them all happy and together.”
Fire temporarily displaces residents at Catholic Charities-run St. Luke’s Place September 16, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News A 65-year-old woman is expected to survive critical injuries suffered in a Sept. 15 fire at St. Luke’s Place, a senior housing community run by Catholic Charities of Baltimore, according to a Sept. 16 news release by the Baltimore County Fire Department.
Movie Review: ‘Cinderella’ September 16, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News Writer-director Kay Cannon’s screechy romance “Cinderella” (Amazon) is an obnoxious corruption of the classic folk tale, the most familiar version of which was penned by French writer Charles Perrault in the 17th century.
Leadership is distorted by thirst for power, betraying charism, pope says September 16, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis praised Catholic lay movements and associations for living out the Gospel in their everyday lives and for promoting education, social support and evangelization in the world’s peripheries.
Architect turns 67,000 tiny LEGO pieces into Vatican City State replica September 16, 2021By Peter Finney Jr. Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News Working quietly in his Chicago-area home during the lull of the pandemic in 2020, Buttliere cobbled together 67,000 tiny, plastic LEGO pieces to create an improbably realistic 3D replica of Vatican City State.
Vatican publishes letters to rabbis emphasizing pope’s respect for Judaism September 15, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has not devalued the Torah and does not question the fact that the Torah is crucial for modern Judaism, Cardinal Kurt Koch told two prominent Jewish leaders.
Names & Numbers: Catholic schools tout good news September 15, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Names and Numbers, News, Schools This edition of Names & Numbers highlights good news in our Catholic schools.
National shrine’s Mass ends 100th anniversary celebration September 15, 2021By Maureen Boyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News During the closing Mass of the centennial year commemorating the 100th anniversary of the placing of the foundation stone of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory encouraged Catholics to reflect on Mary as the Mother of God and the entire church.
