Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, supreme chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, accepted the “Gianna Beretta Molla Award” on behalf of the Knights of Columbus April 3 during the Columbia Pregnancy Center’s annual fundraising gala.
UM St. Joseph Medical Center earns national recognition for safety
University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson again earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety.
Radio Interview: Preparing for the Conclave
As the College of Cardinals prepares for the conclave to elect a new pope May 7, Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty gets some inside information from Monsignor Richard Hilgartner, pastor of St. Joseph parish in Cockeysville, Md., and former executive director of the Secretariat of Divine Worship at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Sister Lewandowski, who taught in Archdiocese of Baltimore for 43 years, dies at 84
A funeral Mass will be offered May 6 for Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia Mary Catherine Lewandowski. Formerly Sister Anne Christi, she died April 30 at age 84.
Catholic college commencements feature gold medalist, healthcare executives as speakers
Maryland’s four Catholic universities will feature a gold medalist, two healthcare leaders and a noted biblical scholar as their 2025 commencement speakers.
Daughter of Charity Elizabeth Ann Lingg, a pharmacist and hospital administrator, dies at 93
A funeral Mass was offered April 16 for Daughter of Charity Sister Elizabeth Ann (Shirley Elizabeth) Lingg in the Villa Chapel in Emmitsburg. Sister Elizabeth Ann, a pharmacist and hospital administrator, died April 2 at Villa St. Michael. She was 93.
Rev. Cristóbal Fones, SJ: “Los jóvenes tienen un mensaje y un bien que dar a la sociedad”
En este episodio de Protagonistas de Fe, el Rev. Cristóbal Fones, sacerdote jesuita y actual director internacional de la Red Mundial de Oración del Papa (que engloba los grupos del Apostolado de la Oración y el Movimiento Eucarístico Juvenil) nos relata sobre la misión de la Red de oración del Papa, su vocación como sacerdote jesuita y como asimila su amor por la música al servicio del pueblo de Dios.
Mercy’s nurses, maternity program earn distinctions
Mercy Medical Center drew accolades both nationally and locally for its nursing workforce and its work as a birthing hospital.
Radio Interview: Death of Pope Francis and upcoming Conclave
As the world mourns the passing of Pope Francis April 21 at age 88, Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with people who have experienced the pope personally.
How to Watch the Funeral of Pope Francis
Pope Francis’ funeral is scheduled for April 26 at 10 a.m. Rome time (4 a.m. EDT in Baltimore) in St. Peter’s Square, with burial to follow at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major.
Radio Interview: Archdiocese of Baltimore embraces lower age for confirmation
George Matysek discusses the reasons for the change to a lower confirmation age with Stacy Golden, director of the Office of Family, Youth and Young Adult Ministry within the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Institute for Evangelization, and Kenn deMoll, director of formation and innovation at St. John in Westminster – a parish that has already implemented the lower age for confirmation as part of a pilot program.
Baltimore auxiliary bishops remember late pope with fondness
Bishop Adam J. Parker and Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., both of whom were appointed bishops by Pope Francis, are remembering their personal encounters with the late pope as inspirational moments that helped shape their ministries.