Blue Masses will recognize responders August 27, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The Blue Mass, which recognizes and honors the work of police officers, first responders and firefighters from around the state, will be celebrated at three parishes.
Catholic Review welcomes new staff members August 24, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, Local News, News A videographer with experience serving a global Catholic ministry, a recent journalism graduate and collegiate editor, and a web professional have recently joined Catholic Review Media and the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Radio Interview: Art, faith and storytelling August 24, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview In this episode of Catholic Review Radio, host George Matysek talks with Murphy, creative services director for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, about his passion for art, his background in animation and the faith that has guided his life’s work. Murphy recounts how prayer and an unexpected opportunity led him to join the archdiocese in 2016 and explains how he uses creative media to share the Gospel and engage audiences of all ages.
Sister Mary Laurentilla Back, S.S.N.D., dies at 93 August 22, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries An 11 a.m. funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Laurentilla Back will be offered Aug. 25 at the chapel at Stella Maris in Timonium. Sister Mary Laurentilla died Aug. 10. She was 93.
New associate eastern vicar appointed to succeed Monsignor O’Connor August 20, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Eastern Vicariate, Feature, Local News, News Conventual Franciscan Father Donald Grzymski will succeed Monsignor Jay O’Connor as eastern vicar of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, with the transition set to take place next year, Archbishop William E. Lori announced Aug. 18.
Radio Interview: An American Martyr – The Legacy of Blessed Stanley Rother August 17, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, Radio Interview, Saints In this episode of Catholic Review Radio, Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty interviews Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda, promoter of the canonization cause of Father Stanley Rother, a priest from Oklahoma who became a martyr in Guatemala.
Archbishop William E. Lori announces appointments, including pastor, special ministry and deacons August 11, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News See new clergy appointments including pastor, associate pastors, deacons, and more.
Radio Interview: From addiction to purpose August 10, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Kevin Brown shares a powerful story of transformation from addiction, incarceration and homelessness to a life defined by service, faith and hope. Growing up in Maryland, he faced poverty and insecurity before alcohol and drugs led him into years of substance abuse, repeated imprisonment and life on the streets.
Clarksville parishioners named Knights of Columbus International Family of the Year August 7, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News, Respect Life Parishioners of St. Louis in Clarksville have been named the Knights of Columbus International Family of the Year, an honor recognizing their decades of service to the church, their community and the pro-life movement.
Deacon Goedeke suspended from ministry and employment following arrest August 6, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore has suspended the ministerial faculties of Deacon Kenneth Goedeke after he was arrested by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office on charges of soliciting a minor.
Sister Maria Soledad Gutierrez dies at 101 August 4, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister Maria Soledad Gutierrez of the Oblate Sisters of Providence will be offered Aug. 8 at 11 a.m. at her religious community’s motherhouse in Arbutus. Sister Maria died July 18. She was 101. A native of Puerto Rico, Sister Maria entered religious life in 1960 and professed her first vows in […]
Radio Interview: Author shares her family’s tragic connection to a Nazi atrocity August 4, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Rita Buettner speaks with Ilka Knüppel, author of “Finding Ruth: A Personal Story of Hitler’s Secret Euthanasia Program, Action T4.”
