Footnote leads to rediscovering future pope’s ’62 retreat for artists May 6, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News A footnote led to the rediscovery of a retreat for artists led by then-Bishop Karol Wojtyla, the future pope and saint, and to the Theology of the Body Institute’s first book produced by its new publishing arm.
RADIO INTERVIEW: The life and spirituality of St. Charles de Foucauld May 2, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints Sister Cathy Wright, a Little Sister of Jesus and author of “St. Charles de Foucauld: His Life and Spirituality,” joins us to talk about the amazing life of a man who was a cavalry officer in the French Army, an explorer, a reformed sinner, a hermit and a priest who showed the importance of what Pope Francis has called a “culture of encounter.”
Vatican officials in U.S to study alleged miracles in Father Tolton’s cause April 21, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News The local ABC-TV affiliate in Quincy, where Father Augustus Tolton grew up and is buried, reported April 14 that Vatican representatives were in the United States to investigate possible miracles related to the priest’s sainthood cause.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Cannonball Moments April 11, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints Eric Clayton, who previously worked for Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services, is the author of “Cannonball Moments: Telling your Story, Deepening your Faith.” Drawing on the spiritual insights of St. Ignatius Loyola, the book encourages readers to develop a healthy sense of self-reflection as a means of drawing closer to Christ.
Oblate Sisters say Mother Lange’s courage, resilience is model for today April 5, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Saints Mother Mary Lange, who founded the first Black Catholic school in the United States and the first religious order for women of color, is an example of courageous resilience the church needs, say members of her order, the Oblate Sisters of Providence.
St. Bernadette relics tour to stop in Baltimore May 12-15 April 4, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints The relics of St. Bernadette will make a timely stop in Baltimore this May, visiting a cathedral named for the Blessed Virgin Mary, who appeared to the saint more than a century and a half ago.
How a saint became part of the tax code, forever changing U.S. philanthropy March 28, 2022By Tim Swift Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News St. Katharine Drexel is well known for being a trailblazing figure in the early 20th century, championing the needs of Native Americans and Black Americans, but few know she may have the most lasting impact on philanthropy of any American in U.S. history.
Prayer is a mission to bring hurting world to God, pope says March 14, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News The call to prayer is an “active mission,” one that does not take a believer from the world but prompts the believer to bring to God the pain and concerns of the world — including the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis said.
Church needs women saints, pope tells conference March 9, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church needs women, especially women saints, who have shown throughout history an unwavering dedication to God and to caring for their brothers and sisters, Pope Francis said.
Will Sister Ita Ford be a saint?/ Refusing Communion February 23, 2022By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Saints Sister Ita Ford was a Catholic Maryknoll Sister who grew up in Brooklyn. She served as a missionary in Bolivia, Chile and El Salvador, working primarily with the poor.
Mother Seton shrine announces video series, other initiatives for 2022 February 8, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints In the first episode of a series of short videos launched by the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Sister Mary Catherine Conway, a Daughter of Charity, discusses her 40 years in Catholic education as a teacher and principal.
Mother Lange cause for canonization seeks prayers February 2, 2022By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints Mother Mary Lange not only founded the Oblate Sisters in Baltimore, the first religious order in the U.S. for women of color, but also established the first Catholic school for children of color.
