Archbishop Lori urges more security funding for religious sites January 13, 2020By Tim Swift Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News Sens. Benjamin Cardin and Christopher Van Hollen, both Maryland Democrats, joined Archbishop William E. Lori and other local faith leaders to call for increased federal funding to strengthen security at religious sites amid a recent rise in anti-Semitic attacks.
Towson University students among thousands inspired at FOCUS conference January 13, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Campus Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Young Adult Ministry A group of students from Towson University were among nearly 9,000 from across the country to attend Fellowship of Catholic University Students’ annual Student Leadership Summit, held at the Phoenix Convention Center in Arizona Dec. 30 to Jan. 3.
Retired pope, Vatican cardinal write book defending priestly celibacy January 13, 2020By Cindy Wooden Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Since marriage and priesthood both demand the total devotion and self-giving of a man to his vocation, “it does not seem possible to realize both vocations simultaneously,” retired Pope Benedict XVI said in a new book.
Writer’s Southern roots inspire ‘radical faith’ element to her fiction January 10, 2020By Mike Mastromatteo Filed Under: News, World News A native of Beaufort, South Carolina, Sayers’ first five novels touch on the sense of separateness and isolation of Catholic communities in the heavily Protestant U.S. South.
Puerto Rico reels under successive earthquakes; Catholic church damaged January 10, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Filed Under: News, World News At least one person has died and one Catholic church was destroyed by the latest of a series of earthquakes to rock Puerto Rico.
Sister James Frances McGlashen, O.S.F., dies at 100 January 9, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass will be offered Jan. 15 for Franciscan Sister James Frances McGlashen at Assisi House in Aston, Pa.
Iowa priest-photographer surprised by appeal of viral cattle cross image January 9, 2020By Dan Russo Filed Under: News, World News Thousands have seen the photograph and its impact continues weeks after the priest took the shot.
Movie Review: ‘Underwater’ January 9, 2020By John Mulderig Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Like the ocean depths in which it’s set, director William Eubank’s monster movie “Underwater” (Fox) is dim and murky.
Middle Ground: St. Stephen School in Bradshaw opens new building for grades 6-8 January 9, 2020By Mary K. Tilghman Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools White boards share wall space with BenQ interactive flat-screen boards that connect to a computer, the Internet or TV, and work with other high-tech tools.
Don’t let the devil light ‘fire’ of war in your heart, pope says January 9, 2020By Carol Glatz Filed Under: Feature, News, World News People cannot call themselves Christians if they sow the seeds of war, Pope Francis said.
Amid threat of war, world must not give up hope, pope tells diplomats January 9, 2020By Junno Arocho Esteves Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Video, World News Hope is the virtue needed to approach the coming year, especially when the looming threat of war surrounds a humanity scarred by violence, Pope Francis said.
USCCB president urges world leaders to pursue dialogue, seek peace January 8, 2020By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Hours after Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement calling for urgent prayers “that our world’s leaders will pursue dialogue and seek peace.”
