Vatican working to get U.S., Russia to discuss nuclear arms reduction January 31, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Filed Under: News, World News The Holy See is working through nongovernmental channels to bring U.S. and Russian negotiators together to discuss new reductions in the countries’ nuclear weapons arsenals, an official with the Vatican’s Dicastery for Integral Human Development said during a visit to The Catholic University of America.
Father Holthaus, who served eight Baltimore Archdiocese parishes, dies at 76 January 31, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Father Paul Holthaus, a native of South Baltimore who served eight parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore during his nearly five decades as a priest, died Jan. 26.
Names & Numbers highlights notable scholastic achievements January 31, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools This installment of Names & Numbers, timed for Catholic Schools Week, highlights notable scholastic achievements in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Mosaic of Blessed Frederic Ozanam unveiled at basilica in Washington January 31, 2020By Mark Pattison Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A mosaic of Blessed Frederic Ozanam, founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, was unveiled in Washington Jan. 26, in time for the 175th anniversary of the society’s establishment in the United States.
Catholic leaders disappointed by ruling limiting immigrant aid January 30, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, News, World News The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC, expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court’s Jan. 27 order allowing the Trump administration to go forward with a new rule meant to limit immigrants’ use of government benefit programs.
Loyola University produces Baltimore Catholic League pioneer January 30, 2020By Nancy Menefee Jackson Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Sports Last season, Kara Hunter became the first woman to officiate in the BCL tournament.
Panel assesses Dorothy Day’s impact on church and their own lives January 30, 2020By Mark Pattison Filed Under: News, Saints, World News If you met Dorothy Day, you were changed, said panelists at a Jan. 27 discussion following an advance screening of a new documentary, “Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story,” which profiles the co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement.
Knights of Columbus unveils new initiation ceremony that will be public January 29, 2020By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, World News After 142 years, the Knights of Columbus is pulling down a veil of secrecy that has surrounded its initiation ceremonies in an effort to better showcase the order’s core principles and its drive to help Catholic men become disciples.
Archdiocesan Central Services posts $36,000 surplus in fiscal 2019 January 29, 2020By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Fiscal Services, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore saw an operating surplus in its Central Services of $36,813 in fiscal year 2019, as compared with an operating loss of $2.7 million in the prior fiscal year.
Westminster priests camp out on school roof for a good cause January 28, 2020By Kevin J. Parks Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Fathers Mark Bialek and Andrew DeFusco climbed a ladder to the top of St. John School in Westminster as the school day began Jan. 28. Despite the chilly weather and first- and second-graders occasionally pelting them with marshmallows, they said wouldn’t come down until they reached their goal of raising $8,000 for the school.
Priests swap clericals for camouflage to help fight Australian fires January 28, 2020By Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, World News SYDNEY (CNS) — Three Sydney priests have swapped clericals for camouflage to join the 3,000 Australian Defence Force reservists providing support to firefighters and communities in the grip of the bushfire crisis. Father Kene Onwukwe, assistant pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Mosman, and Father Andrew Feng, parish administrator of St. Christopher Parish, Holsworthy, are […]
Walters exhibit showcases medieval missal used by St. Francis of Assisi January 28, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News The same book that inspired St. Francis in 1208 is expected to inspire thousands of others as the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore places it on public display for the first time in 40 years Feb. 1 through May 31.