Cardinal Zen says he’s fine; detentions provoke outcry May 13, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Joseph Zen, retired bishop of Hong Kong, reassured Catholics he is fine after being detained and held by national security police for his support of anti-government protesters.
St. Mary’s Seminary charters its first Knights of Columbus council – named after alumnus who founded the Knights May 13, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News, Vocations St. Mary’s Seminary in Roland Park is establishing its first Knights of Columbus council, naming it after an alumnus who graduated from the seminary 145 years ago and founded the Knights of Columbus 140 years ago.
Vatican confirms pope will visit Indigenous in Canada in late July May 13, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis will meet members of Canada’s Indigenous communities in late July, visiting the cities of Edmonton, Quebec and Iqaluit in Nunavut, the country’s most northern region.
Archbishop Lori among bishops telling Congress to protect women and children, ‘stop pushing abortion’ May 12, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News After the U.S. Senate failed May 11 to advance a “radical” abortion bill, the chairmen of two U.S. bishops’ committees urged Congress “to stop pushing abortion as the solution to needs of women and young girls” and “embrace” public policy initiatives that protect “both mother and child.”
Former Harford County priest sentenced to 22 years in prison May 12, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Local News, News U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Fernando Cristancho to 22 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release for coercion and enticement of a minor whom he met through church to engage in illegal sexual activity, according to a May 11 news release from the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Declining birthrates impoverish future, pope says May 12, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News The steady decline of birthrates across Europe and the West are signs of a new form of poverty that deprives humanity of a future, Pope Francis said.
Immigration reform cannot be delayed, pope says in message May 12, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Countries around the world must get serious about reforming their immigration policies to respect the rights of migrants and refugees and establish orderly procedures for welcoming newcomers, Pope Francis said.
Journey to the priesthood in Baltimore: 9 to be ordained transitional deacons May 12, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Archbishop William E. Lori will ordain nine men transitional deacons during a 10 a.m. Mass May 21 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. Ordination to the transitional diaconate is the penultimate step toward ordination to the priesthood.
St. Joan of Arc School honored for safety measures May 11, 2022By Gary Lambrecht Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Schools St. Joan of Arc School in Aberdeen has become the first private school in Maryland to earn the Safe Schools Maryland Gold School award.
Pope tells grandparents to leave grandkids their legacy of wisdom May 11, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Seniors, Vatican, World News Pope Francis told older people to use retirement as a time to serve others and to sow the seeds of their wisdom.
Racing to Mass? Catholics at Churchill Downs’ chapel know that feeling May 11, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News While the first Saturday in May’s running of the Kentucky Derby boasts the fastest two minutes in sports, Churchill Downs’ backside chapel hosts what might be the fastest Sunday Mass in the Archdiocese of Louisville.
Religious orders launch initiative to care for sisters with dementia May 11, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Seniors, World News Sister Jane Wakahiu, a member of the Little Sisters of St. Francis and head of the Catholic Sisters Initiative at the Hilton Foundation, announced May 9 that the foundation was providing $5 million to help launch the Catholic Sisters Cognitive Impairment-Alzheimer’s Global Initiative.
