Deacon recovering after attack outside church (MLive.com) A deacon at a Kalamazoo church is recovering after being attacked and stabbed outside of a church earlier this month. Deacon Joe Schmitt was injured Nov. 5 outside of St. Mary’s Catholic Church at 939 Charlotte Ave. Kalamazoo police, who did not name the victim in an initial statement, said a 71-year-old man was approached by another man about 4:45 p.m. in an apparent robbery…
Student’s gender transition sparks controversy at Catholic school (National Catholic Register) When a third-grade girl at School of the Incarnation here told her classmates she was a boy, parents of other students were surprised to learn that the Archdiocese of Baltimore had agreed to cooperate with her new identity…
Two high schools to close, including first Catholic girls diocesan high school in U.S. (Catholic Philly) Citing declining enrollment and underutilized buildings, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced Nov. 18 that John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School in Philadelphia and Bishop McDevitt High School in Wyncote, Montgomery County will close at the end of the 2020-2021 academic year…
Emboldened religious left leaders vow to keep pressure on Biden (RNS) For nearly four years, President Trump has inspired a cadre of liberal-leaning religious activists to organize, mobilize, protest and pray in opposition to his policies regarding refugees and asylum-seekers, Muslims, white supremacy and health care…
Pope at audience: Mary is a model of prayer (Vatican News) Pope Francis greeted the faithful on Wednesday morning, saying: “Today we meet the Virgin Mary as the prayerful woman.” Continuing his catechesis on prayer during the weekly General Audience, which is currently streamed live from the Apostolic Library, the Pope upheld Mary as a model for our own life and prayer…
