Notre Dame of Maryland students recreate 99-year-old photos May 6, 2022By Adam Zielonka Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News The cast of Notre Dame of Maryland University’s production of the Shakespearean comedy “As You Like It” joined forces with a class of digital photography students to recreate 99-year-old images of their predecessors, with the results now on display in an online exhibit.
Christian divisions make fertile ground for conflict, pope says May 6, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Doing nothing to overcome the divisions among Christians means allowing tensions to fester and even feed conflict, Pope Francis said.
‘Witnesses of hope’: N.Y. delegation visits Ukraine, bordering countries May 6, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said he was surprised and inspired by Ukrainians he met when he made a brief visit to Lviv, Ukraine.
Footnote leads to rediscovering future pope’s ’62 retreat for artists May 6, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News A footnote led to the rediscovery of a retreat for artists led by then-Bishop Karol Wojtyla, the future pope and saint, and to the Theology of the Body Institute’s first book produced by its new publishing arm.
Pope, using wheelchair, meets superiors of women’s religious orders May 5, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Meeting with superiors general of women’s religious orders, Pope Francis arrived in a wheelchair — the first time he has used one publicly at the Vatican.
Emmitsburg grotto awaits return of statue of Blessed Virgin Mary May 5, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News A 25-foot statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary is expected to be returned to its high perch at the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes overlooking the campus and surrounding countryside this summer.
Panel brings Sister Thea Bowman’s life and legacy to Georgetown audience May 4, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Sister Thea Bowman, one of six Black Catholics known as a “Servant of God” now that their sainthood causes are being advanced, has plenty of lessons to impart from her life to Catholics today, said panelists at a Georgetown University dialogue May 4 that featured not only personal perspectives but was also peppered with song.
Archbishop Lori calls for prayer in response to leaked Supreme Court opinion May 4, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court The leak related to the U.S. Supreme Court case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization reminds us of the urgent need for prayer and action at this pivotal moment in our country.
Monsignor Tewes, former pastor and mentor to future priests, dies May 4, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A much-loved priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Monsignor Tewes served as an associate pastor and then pastor of what is now New All Saints in Liberty Heights from 1963 to 1974. He was then pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption in Govans from 1974 to 1984, St. Michael in Overlea from 1984 to 1992 and Our Lady of Hope from 1992 to 2000.
Outside the Supreme Court, Catholics join diverse chorus on abortion May 4, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News Crowds arrived in Washington shortly after the online news site Politico published a report late May 2 from a leaked draft opinion signaling that the majority of Supreme Court justices seem set to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 legal decision that legalized abortion in the country.
Baltimore area Catholic high schools add special touch to acceptance letters May 4, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Uncategorized Catholic high school admissions directors and administrators throughout the area take extra care to make their acceptance letters a little bit more of a special moment for the anxious applicants.
Archdiocese of Baltimore names teachers of year May 3, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Kristin Urbanski, Anna O’Day and Kevin Ford were named the 2022 Archdiocesan and Independent Catholic School Teachers of the Year May 3.
