Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Easter, Feature, Local News, News, Worship & Sacraments
The Archdiocese of Baltimore will reinstitute the reception of Communion under both species on Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper, April 6.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Lent, Local News, News, Worship & Sacraments
More than 1,000 joined the celebration – including more than 140 priests, 70 deacons and 60 seminarians and candidates for the permanent diaconate.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments
In a world where “there is no shortage of hotbeds of hatred and revenge,” Pope Francis told priests and seminarians that “we confessors must multiply the ‘hotbeds of mercy,'” by making it easy for people to access the sacrament of reconciliation.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Easter, Eucharist, Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments
The National Eucharistic Revival announced it will release what it called the “first-of-its-kind” mystagogy series of weekly catechetical reflections throughout the Easter season to “invite all Catholics deeper into the mysteries of Christ by reflecting on the truth, goodness and beauty of the Mass,” a news release on the series said.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments
Clericalization led to the separation of the clergy from the faithful in the church’s liturgy celebrated before the Second Vatican Council, said Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the papal household.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments
Two new alternatives to burial and cremation fail to comply with the Catholic Church’s teaching on respect for the bodies of the dead, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Doctrine said.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments
A retired Milwaukee priest has been barred from hearing confession and giving absolution, following an essay he wrote favoring legislation that would require priests to report child abuse they learn of during confession.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments
The Catholic Church’s ministry of granting absolution for sins and indulgences to remove the punishments those sins deserve is a ministry that builds communion, said speakers at a Vatican course.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments
Those seeking to better include persons with disabilities in the life of the Catholic Church say the horizon is a hopeful one, despite lingering challenges.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments
The Delaware General Assembly is taking aim at a basic tenet of the Catholic Church and wants to break the seal of confession between a priest and penitent.
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OSV News
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The Dominicans are inviting Catholics nationwide to participate in a nine-month novena that will culminate with a day-long rosary pilgrimage this fall in the nation’s capital.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Lent, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Worship & Sacraments
This year, the church is implementing a new Order of Penance, including new prayers for the Act of Contrition and the priest’s prayer of absolution.
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