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‘The Sultan and the Saint,’ Dec. 26, PBS

December 21, 2017

Feature, Movie Reviews, News, World News

Producers of the new docudrama “The Sultan and the Saint” seize the opportunity created by renewed interest in Francis to tell, to their credit, a chapter from his story not as well-known as others.

Small Miracle: However long they have him, family cherishes its youngest

Emily Rosenthal Alster

December 20, 2017

Faith, Feature, Local News, News, Video

The D’Orazio family, parishioners of St. Ignatius in Baltimore, see their infant son, Leo, as a gift from God. Leo suffers from a rare condition that is likely to make his earthly life brief.

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Monday, Third Week of Advent; Seminarians’ Christmas Gathering

Archbishop William E. Lori

December 20, 2017

Archbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

As we prepare to celebrate the feast of Christmas, in only one week, let us use these final days to prepare our hearts so that, amid all our concerns, we will receive the Lord as did Mary and Joseph and find in his saving will the peace the world cannot give.

Tax bill passes amid concerns about future effects on poor

Dennis Sadowski

December 20, 2017

Feature, News, World News

Republican lawmakers joined President Donald Trump in cheering passage of the most significant overhaul of the federal tax system in three decades even as the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ domestic policy committee called on the president to work with Congress to fix “unacceptable problems” in the law.

Archbishop Lori provides invocation for Helping Up Mission improvements

Rico De Silva

December 20, 2017

Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News

According to Mike Rallo, director of spiritual life for the Helping Up Mission, a faith-based institution with an approach that seeks to help the whole person, it houses more than 400 men.

Christmas Mass schedule announced for Baltimore bishops

Catholic Review Staff

December 20, 2017

Feature, Local News, News

Archbishop William E. Lori and the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s auxiliary bishops will celebrate Christmas with various Catholic communities.

Pope puts founder of Rosary Crusade one step closer toward sainthood

Catholic News Service

December 20, 2017

Feature, News, Vatican, World News

Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton, which involved study done by the Archdiocese of Baltimore, and St. John Paul II’s mentor, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski.

Cardinal Bernard F. Law, who had been one of the United States' most powerful and respected bishops until his legacy was blemished by the devastating sexual abuse of minors by priests in his Archdiocese of Boston, died early Dec. 20 in Rome at the age of 86.He is picture in a 2010 photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Cardinal Law, whose legacy was marred by sex abuse scandal, dies

Catholic News Service

December 20, 2017

News, Obituaries, Vatican, World News

Cardinal Bernard F. Law, who had been one of the United States’ most powerful and respected bishops until his legacy was blemished by the devastating sexual abuse of minors by priests in his Archdiocese of Boston, died early Dec. 20 in Rome at the age of 86.

Tidings of comfort and joy

Rita Buettner

December 19, 2017

Blog, Open Window

This week we are lighting the pink candle on our Advent wreath as we say, “Gaudete!”

Sister Marion Agnes Jerzak, SSND, dies at 88

Catholic Review Staff

December 19, 2017

Local News, News, Obituaries

Sister Marion was 88. She served six schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

A woman venerates a relic of St. Jacinta Marto prior to a vigil Mass Oct. 12 celebrated in honor of Our Lady of Fatima at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in New York City. St. Jacinta was one of the three children to whom Mary appeared in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917. Oct. 13 marked the 100th anniversary of the sixth and final Marian apparition in Fatima. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Vatican releases new instruction on authenticating, protecting relics

Carol Glatz

December 18, 2017

News, Vatican, World News

Only relics that have been certified as authentic can be exposed for veneration by the faithful, said a new Vatican instruction.

As pope turns 81, kids entertain with song, dance and 13-foot pizza

Junno Arocho Esteves

December 18, 2017

Feature, News, Vatican, World News

Celebrating his 81st birthday, Pope Francis blew out the candles on a 13-foot long pizza after being serenaded with song and dance by children and employees from a Vatican pediatric clinic.

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