Catholics react to Kamala Harris as Biden running mate (CNA) Catholics and pro-life organizations offered a range of reactions to the selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as former vice president Joe Biden’s running mate for the 2020 election. Biden announced his selection on Aug. 11, triggering a wave of reactions among political and Catholic commentators…
Cardinal Marx honored for ecumenism efforts in Germany (LutheranWorld.org) A strong sign for Christian ecumenism: the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, and the Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx were awarded the 2020 Augsburg Peace Prize for their “unconditional will to live together in peace”…
Seminaries prepare to reopen amid COVID-19 (National Catholic Reporter) During its two-century history, St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore has stayed open during wars, pandemics and city riots. So in the face of COVID-19, the country’s oldest seminary is preparing to do what it’s always done each fall: welcome a cohort of new seminarians. Yet Fr. Phillip Brown, rector of St. Mary’s, acknowledges that when this year’s new seminarians arrive on Aug. 25, things as the seminary will not just be “business as usual…”
Sisters of Life profess vows (Catholic New York) Two Sisters of Life made final vows on Aug. 6, the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. Cardinal Dolan served as principal celebrant and homilist of the Mass of Perpetual Profession at the Sisters of Life Motherhouse, Annunciation in Suffern. Father Bernardino Maria Soukup, C.F.R., concelebrated. The Mass was private due to coronavirus restrictions. The Sisters of Life take a special fourth vow to protect and enhance the sacredness of human life…
Catholic hairstylist uses her talents as evangelization tools (The Tablet) If you’re looking for a decent haircut in the midst of a global pandemic, we know a place. Take a walk inside the small, quaint entrance of Bellus Salon in Houston and you might be surprised to find a crucifix, prayer cards, and relics of St. John Paul II all before you sit down in the barber’s chair…
