As dusk fell on the mountains surrounding the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg Oct. 9, a wise old woman standing outside of the shrine’s cemetery warned those who passed to “listen closely.” “Don’t waste the time of the dead or the ones who still live!” she told each of the 11 groups of 24 people as they passed. “The dead would like to have some words with you tonight.” catholicreview.org/where-the… #LocalNews #Saints

The Archdiocese of #NewYork has reached an $800 million settlement to resolve some 1,300 abuse claims brought under lookback laws in that state and involving clergy and staff. catholicreview.org/archdioce… #WorldNews

Church bells rang out at noon across #Jordan Oct 24 in remembrance of the victims of a massacre in the kingdom’s south that killed eight people and wounded 40 others during a funeral service the day before. catholicreview.org/jordan-re… #GunViolence #WorldNews

The Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church called on the #Ethiopian government to intervene after armed assailants killed 60 Orthodox Christians in two separate attacks. catholicreview.org/ethiopian… #WorldNews

While six years separate the two most recent U.S. beatifications of Blessed Michael J. McGivney in 2020 and Blessed Fulton J. Sheen on Sept. 24, mere weeks pass before the next: five Franciscan friars known as the Georgia Martyrs on Oct. 31. catholicreview.org/georgia-m… #Saints #WorldNews

In a new pastoral letter, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles calls on Catholics to prepare for the 500th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of #Guadalupe in 2031 as a time of spiritual renewal and a new missionary awakening in the Americas. catholicreview.org/our-lady-… #WorldNews

Inspired by his journey along El Camino Trail in Spain, Father Ponton created a portolan, or parish passport, to encourage parishioners to get outside their church’s four walls and learn about one another and the communities their parishes serve. catholicreview.org/parish-pa… #LocalNews

As the Catholic Church marks the feast of St. John Paul II, scholars and Church leaders are pointing to the late pope’s teachings as a guide for navigating the rapid rise of technology development. catholicreview.org/48-years-… #Saints #WorldNews

Key Catholic organizations, including the U.S. Conference of Catholic #Bishops, sent a joint letter to Congress calling a recent Department of Justice guidance lowering the threshold for institutionalizing persons with disabilities “deeply troubling.” catholicreview.org/catholic-… #WorldNews

Nearly eight months after Pope Leo XIV appointed him apostolic nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia visited Baltimore Oct. 25, offering a reminder of the Holy See’s close ties to the nation’s oldest Catholic see. Celebrating morning Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Vatican diplomat urged Catholics to bear witness to their faith not only through words but through acts of love and service, especially toward those who are vulnerable, lonely or in need. catholicreview.org/papal-nun… #LocalNews

During a Gaudium et Spes 22 podcast on the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas this past June, I said to my friend Larry Chapp, perhaps more flippantly than the subject warranted, that the folks leading the AI revolution “don’t know the difference between metaphysics and Metamucil.” That is, they seem oblivious to the truth that there are deep truths inscribed into the human condition: truths that we can know by reason (and, Christians would insist, by revelation); truths that disclose the pathways to personal flourishing and social solidarity. catholicreview.org/ai-and-ev… #AI #Commentary #Blog #FaithBlog

As the Partners In Excellence scholarship program celebrated 30 years of helping students from families with limited financial means access a Catholic education, two of its beneficiary schools took the spotlight Oct. 24 at Baltimore’s Under Armour Stadium. catholicreview.org/mount-car… @CurleyHS

A number of scenes in the passable chiller #OtherMommy feature a secluded seaside mansion, a lighthouse and some cliffs. As such traditional visuals suggest, the film is mostly an old-fashioned frightfest, though it does include a single, very bloody sequence as well as vocabulary that marks it as strictly for grown-ups. @OSVNews classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association rating is R catholicreview.org/movie-rev… #MovieReview #Film

A #synodal assembly in #Ireland at which laypeople, religious, clergy and bishops from across the island gathered to vote on proposals resulting from the #synod process marked the “end of an era and the beginning of something new,” said Bishop Niall Coll of Raphoe. catholicreview.org/irish-syn… #WorldNews

It would have been fun to witness, but we weren’t too disappointed. Seeing the cloud from a rocket launch all the way in Maryland would have been a bonus, but we will see something else special in the sky another day. It just didn’t happen for us today. catholicreview.org/what-we-s… #Blog #FaithBlog #commentary @OpenWindow_CR

While it lacks the gripping fascination of its predecessor, the sequel #TheSocialReckoning is nonetheless intelligent entertainment aimed at — and appropriate for — mature viewers. @OSVNews classification is A-III — adults MPA rating is R catholicreview.org/movie-rev… #MovieReview #film

The #Trump administration on Oct. 18 extended protections from #deportation to people from #Ukraine and #Sudan, allowing them to continue living legally in the U.S. for now. catholicreview.org/trump-adm… #Immigration #WorldNews

Haitian Catholics in Philadelphia are marking a half century of faith and fellowship, amid Trump administration crackdowns on immigration, uncertainty about current deportation protections and ongoing gang violence in Haiti. “It’s 50 years of determination, 50 years of challenge, 50 years of faith,” said Father Eugène Almonor, an Oblate of Mary Immaculate and chaplain of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Haitian Catholic Community. Father Almonor spoke with OSV News ahead of an Oct. 17 Mass honoring the community’s golden anniversary at St. William Parish in Northeast Philadelphia, home to one of two “branches” — north and west — of the archdiocese’s Haitian Catholics. catholicreview.org/haitian-c… #Immigration #WorldNews

#SenseAndSensibility, Georgia Oakley and screenwriter Diana Reid skillfully transmit the insights into human nature that have made Austen’s work perennially popular. @OSVNews classification is A-II — adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association rating is PG catholicreview.org/movie-rev… #MovieReview #Film

In her talk at Catholic Charities of Baltimore’s annual social justice symposium, Sister Norma said she was there, standing before all of them at the Timonium gathering, because she said “yes.” “I went ahead and said yes to God … to change me into helping me discover who I am and who he wanted me to be,” Sister Norma said in her talk, “From Stranger to Neighbor: An Immigration Call to Action.” catholicreview.org/giving-im… #Immigration #LocalNews