Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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OSV News
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments
The Masses, called “Simbang Gabi” or “Night Mass,” are mostly on an evening anticipatory schedule. Filipino-Americans have brought the tradition to their adopted homeland and added some multicultural flair to their celebrations.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Colleges, News, Schools, World News
A Benedictine abbot, former college professor and secondary education teacher is now among the students at his abbey’s Catholic high school, proving that — as he told OSV News — “all of us should continue to be learners our entire life long.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Saints, World News
A young man with Down syndrome has been named the first “Angel of St. Pio” by the Saint Pio Foundation for his profound devotion to the beloved saint — and for his faithful perseverance in overcoming extraordinary challenges.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Christmas, Missions, News, World News
In Haiti, where insecurity has devastated daily life since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, many religious groups are striving to celebrate Christmas amid growing chaos.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Advent, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
With Christmas just days away, Christians must embrace the human quality of “littleness” as a path toward living out God’s humility exhibited in Advent, the papal preacher said.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News
For Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, driving home for Christmas means taking a different route each year. In 2024, he marks his second Christmas in war-torn Ukraine.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News
Cautioning against the monotony of routine that dims the capacity to appreciate the extraordinary, Pope Francis urged young people to experience Christmas as a time to develop a sense of wonder.
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Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News
Israel’s minister of diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism asked Pope Francis to clarify his remarks about the need to investigate whether the current war in Gaza constitutes a genocide.
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Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Pope Francis will meet with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden at the Vatican Jan. 10 to discuss efforts to promote peace worldwide, the White House’s press secretary said.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News
A retired New Orleans priest who walked back a public admission of sexual abuse will spend his remaining years behind bars, after pleading guilty to charges for offenses dating from 1975-1976.
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Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News
An outreach ministry based at St. John the Evangelist in Columbia does more than provide much-needed support to new arrivals to the United States. It also helps Anglo parishioners accompany their Spanish-speaking immigrants and their families.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, World News
Though we may know the first verse and the refrain of a number of Christmas carols, do we know the origin of these songs we sing each December?
