Catholic Review Media received 36 awards from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association, including the honor as large nondaily News Organization of the Year for the second year in a row.
Maryland bishops call for action against racism
The bishops who make up the governing board of the Maryland Catholic Conference released a statement June 15 that recalls “our own Church’s past sins and failings and admit to them freely.”
Musician Matt Maher talks about life, music and his Catholic faith
Maher sat down with Christopher Gunty for an interview via videoconference from his home studio in
Nashville.
Mercy Medical Center completes new hospital floor ahead of schedule
Mercy Medical Center announced June 5 the completion of a newly constructed unit on the 17th floor of the Mary Catherine Bunting Center main hospital in downtown Baltimore.
Baltimore faith leaders to hold prayer service for justice, healing June 3 at St. Vincent de Paul
Baltimore’s religious leaders will join civic and community leaders in praying for justice and peace during a June 3 gathering beginning at 6 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul in Baltimore.
Buffalo sends seminarians to Baltimore
Following an extensive review process, the Diocese of Buffalo has selected St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore – the first Roman Catholic seminary in the United States – for the academic and spiritual formation program for its seminarians, beginning in fall 2020.
2020 Catholic School Teachers of the Year announced
James Sellinger, Chancellor of Education for the Archdiocese of Baltimore and Dr. Donna Hargens, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, announced May 20 the 2020 Archdiocesan and Independent Catholic School Teachers of the Year.
Sister Patricia Kelly, MSBT, served Severn parish
While most of her ministry was spent in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Sister Patricia also served St. Bernadette Parish in Severn from 1982 to 1987.
President of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School honored by NCEA
In recognition of his dedication, support and commitment to excellence in Catholic education, Lawrence Callahan, president of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Essex, was awarded the 2020 “Lead, Learn, Proclaim” award from the National Catholic Educational Association.
Jesuit Father G. Richard Dimler, Baltimore native and Jesuit emblem researcher, dies at 88
Father G. Richard “Dick” Dimler, a former professor of German literature at what is now Loyola University Maryland and an expert on Jesuit emblems, died April 14. He was 88.
Sister Mary Gerald McCloskey, D.C., spent 56 years serving in Bolivia
A funeral Mass was offered April 6 in the Daughters’ Villa St. Michael Chapel in Emmitsburg for Sister Mary Gerald McCloskey. A Baltimore native who spent 56 of her 66 years as a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, including as a missioner in Bolivia, Sister Mary Gerald died April 1, at age 85.
Sister Maria Cincotta, D.C., taught at Baltimore’s Seton High
A funeral Mass was offered April 4 in the Daughters’ Villa St. Michael Chapel in Emmitsburg for Sister Maria Cincotta, a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul who died March 31. She was 88.