arts & culture Arts & CultureFeatureLocal NewsNews Young organist at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen is ‘remarkable talent’ George P. Matysek Jr.March 2, 20236 min read Kuzepski follows in a long line of esteemed organists at the cathedral, but what makes the Delaware native different from his predecessors and what can be somewhat shocking to visitors is his age. Arts & CultureEvangelizationFeatureNewsWorld News Are Catholics ready for the new AI evangelization? Kimberly HeatheringtonFebruary 18, 20236 min read Bishops, clergy and lay catechists are still as indispensable to the church with AI tools just as they were when the church started putting the Gospels to pen and paper. Arts & CultureBishopsEucharistFeatureNewsWorld News Eucharistic Revival songwriting competition seeks to inspire Catholic music Kate ScanlonJanuary 18, 20234 min read The Eucharistic Revival Musical Competition, sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis, seeks entries from Catholic composers, poets and songwriters for Catholic music, with a particular emphasis on texts that focus on the Eucharist or the church’s unity as the body of Christ. Arts & CultureChristmasFeatureNewsWorld News ‘Silent Night’ put town on map; chapel memorializing carol draws tourists Ann M. AughertonDecember 24, 20224 min read The Christmas song “Stille Nacht” (“Silent Night”) may have put the town of Oberndorf, Austria, on the map, but it’s the chapel memorializing the beloved carol that is the town’s main attraction. Arts & CultureFeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools St. Bernardine music director Tony Small named finalist for Grammy Award Gerry JacksonDecember 19, 20222 min read The Recording Academy and Grammy Museum announced Dec. 19 that Tony Small, the director of music at St. Bernardine in West Baltimore, has been named a finalist for the recording industry’s prestigious Music Educator Award. Arts & CultureEcumenism and Interfaith RelationsFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope returns Parthenon marbles in Vatican collection to Greece Carol GlatzDecember 16, 20223 min read Expressing his desire to bear witness to “the truth,” Pope Francis is returning three marble fragments that were originally from the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, according to the Vatican. Arts & CultureChristmasFeatureNewsWorld News ‘O Holy Night’ tops all hymns used in churches in December, according to poll Mark PattisonDecember 6, 20223 min read The Christmas carol “O Holy Night” ranked first in a list of hymns most played in December at Christian churches in the United States. Arts & CultureChristmasLocal NewsNews Emmet Cahill to perform in Baynesville Catholic Review StaffDecember 1, 20221 min read Emmet Cahill, an Irish tenor featured in the Celtic Thunder singing group, will perform a special “Christmas in Ireland” concert Dec. 4 at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baynesville. Arts & CultureFeatureLocal NewsNews Rock-solid plans: Cockeysville church set to begin $6.5 million restoration George P. Matysek Jr.December 1, 20225 min read More than 160 years after Irish and Italian immigrants extracted marble from a local quarry and used it to construct St. Joseph Church in the Texas enclave of Baltimore County, parish leaders are following in their founding parishioners’ footsteps. Arts & CultureFeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsWorld News Choral project explores how major religions welcome immigrants, refugees Maria WieringOctober 21, 20225 min read After creating an interfaith choir to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation at the Vatican in 2018, the Together in Hope Project choir has a new choral project that explores major faiths’ traditions of welcoming the refugee, immigrant and outcast. Previous 1 … 14 15 16 … 23 Next