Maryland Catholic Conference appoints new executive director October 21, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Jennifer Kraska has been appointed the new executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, the Annapolis-based conference announced in an Oct. 21 news release.
Sister Eugene Francis Keaveney, SP, served as principal of Lansdowne school October 3, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Eugene Francis Keaveney, whose 74 years as a Sister of Providence included six at a former parish school in Baltimore County, died Sept. 23 at St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. She was 93.
Sister Mary Elizabeth Burke, SSND, taught across Baltimore Archdiocese October 3, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Mary Elizabeth Burke, who spent nearly half of her 67 years as a vowed member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame as an educator and administrator in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Sept. 11 at Villa Assumpta in Towson. She was 97.
Sister Patricia Huesman, SSND, served Baltimore Archdiocese as educator, administrator October 3, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Patricia Huesman, a vowed member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame for 64 years, who ministered as an educator and administrator in Baltimore City and across Maryland for more than 40 years, died Sept. 4. She was 86.
Schools gala keeps creating Catholic scholarships in Baltimore Archdiocese September 30, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Giving, Local News, News, Schools The 11th annual gala for Archdiocese of Baltimore schools Sept. 28 saw more than $720,000 raised in scholarships funds, raising to approximately $8 million the effort has brought in since its inaugural in 2009, one that had already created more than 1,300 scholarships for students in need.
Philanthropist Mary Catherine Bunting gives record $2 million gift to IND September 30, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Mary Catherine Bunting, a Baltimore philanthropist, has given a record $2 million gift to the Institute of Notre Dame in Baltimore, according to a Sept. 30 news release from the school.
Sister M. Monica Byrne, I.H.M., taught in Catonsville September 26, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister M. Monica Byrne, whose lengthy ministry as an educator brought her to the Archdiocese of Baltimore in the late 1970s, died Sept. 14 at Our Lady of Peace Residence, in Scranton, Pa. She was 93.
Partners in Excellence honors benefactor, raises $164,400 September 19, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Contributors helped PIE far surpass its $100,000 fundraising goal by donating $164,400, including a significant gift from an anonymous donor in honor of Linehan.
Brunswick parishioner begins ministry in Cambodia September 19, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News Barbara Smith of St. Mary’s Parish in Brunswick departed for Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sept. 3 to begin teaching in one of the Salesian Sisters’ boarding high schools and live in community with the sisters for a year. She will have the option of extending for a second year.
Third Rosary Congress set for Oct. 5-11 September 13, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore is presenting its third-annual Rosary Congress Oct. 5-11 as a way of encouraging people to pray for peace, grow in faith and develop a deeper relationship with Christ.
Sister Dolores Zack, OSF, served in Baltimore Archdiocese September 9, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister of St. Francis of Assisi Dolores Zack was offered Sept. 4 at St. Francis Convent in St. Francis, Wis. Sister Dolores died Aug. 25., at age 87.
Parishes to offer special events during 2019 Rosary Congress September 1, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News See a schedule of activities for the 2019 Rosary Congress in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.