Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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OSV News
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The report by Aid to the Church in Need, a Catholic pontifical charity, called “Persecuted and Forgotten?” said that between August 2022 and June 2024 persecution of Christians had become worse in 60 percent of 18 countries investigated.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Feature, Local News, News, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore, Uncategorized
As the Christmas season approaches, St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore is reaching out to individuals and organizations to support its Adopt a Family program that connects generous donors with families in SVDP shelters, supportive housing programs and Head Start.
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OSV News
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A Philadelphia priest assaulted in his rectory said the attack marked a “turning point” that forced him “to reflect deeply on life, faith and the forces of evil” — as well as justice and mercy.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: En Español, Immigration and Migration, Protagonistas de Fe, Uncategorized
En este episodio de Protagonistas de Fe, el obispo auxiliar de la Arquidiócesis de Washington, Monseñor Evelio Menjivar Ayala, nos relata su salida de El Salvador durante los años de la guerra civil, su historia como migrante en Estados Unidos y su jornada de fe que le lleva a escuchar el llamado del Señor a la vida sacerdotal.
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OSV News
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The Vatican’s decision to expel 10 important members from the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a scandal-plagued society of apostolic life founded in Peru in 1971, was received with surprise — and at times shock — by many in Peru.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized
The books I brought home may have had one owner or 10. They may have passed through dozens of children’s hands or been treasured by a single person who kept them intact.
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OSV News
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As a consecrated virgin, Karen Bless vows to show a profound commitment to God during her everyday interactions. A vocation made easier by her role at the Catholic-run University of Dallas.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News
Calling St. John Paul II “one of the men who most shaped the last century,” Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to get to know him better, especially through what he did and wrote before being elected pope Oct. 16, 1978.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, social media, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News
Christians must acknowledge the reality of the devil acting around them and remain steadfast in resisting his temptations, Pope Francis said.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized
Sometimes when a message comes my way, I don’t know whether God really means to send it to me.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Uncategorized, World News
A Texas bishop is urging Catholics in his diocese not to participate in sacraments with, or financially support, a community of Discalced Carmelite nuns who recently announced a formal association with the Society of St. Pius X.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Uncategorized
A funeral Mass was offered Sept. 11 at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart for Sister of Mercy Mary Judith Schmelz, who died Sept. 4 at Convent at Springwell, her community’s retirement home in Mount Washington. She was 99.
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