Mercy’s nurses, maternity program earn distinctions April 28, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Health Care, Local News, News 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 April 28, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Remembering Pope Francis 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 April 24, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican 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 April 21, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Worship & Sacraments, Youth Ministry 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 April 21, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican 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.
Baltimore Archbishop William Lori saddened by death of Pope Francis; plans to host memorial Mass tonight April 21, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori said April 21 that he was saddened to learn of Pope Francis’ passing and that he plans to attend his funeral as well as host a memorial Mass locally.
Conventual Franciscan Francis Lombardo, former teacher at Curley, dies at 90 April 17, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Uncategorized A funeral Mass will be offered April 24 in Hamburg, N.Y., for Conventual Franciscan Father Francis (Frank) J. Lombardo, who taught English for five years at Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore. Father Lombardo, a priest of the Our Lady of the Angels Province, died April 8. He was 90.
Top-performing students honored as Distinctive Scholars April 16, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Archdiocese of Baltimore honored the academic excellence of three seniors from each of the 17 Catholic Catholic high schools within the Archdiocese of Baltimore during the 33rd annual Distinctive Scholars Convocation, held April 10 at The Catholic High School of Baltimore.
Daughters of Charity, DePaul University expand digital collection of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s papers, letters April 16, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Saints As the 50th anniversary of the canonization of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton approaches Sept. 14, many of her family’s documents are being made public digitally.
Radio Interview: Books and Authors: ‘Fulton Sheen’ and ‘Pain to Peace’ April 14, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview It’s a books and authors episode of Catholic Review Radio. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with authors of two new books.
Sister Norma Loraditch dies at 92 April 11, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Norma Loraditch was offered March 26 at Villa Assumpta in Baltimore. Sister Norma died Feb. 26. She was 92.
Notre Dame’s ACE Teaching fellows to serve in Baltimore Catholic schools through new partnership April 9, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Alliance for Catholic Education at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., have announced a new partnership that will bring four ACE Teaching Fellows to Catholic schools across Baltimore.
