St. Frances Academy primed to win third straight BCL tournament February 17, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Bolstered by the last two Players of the Year in the Baltimore Catholic League, St. Frances Academy is primed to take its third straight BCL tournament, an affair that concludes March 1 at Loyola University Maryland’s Reitz Arena.
Sister Dorothy Ann Haney dies at 88 February 17, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Dorothy taught at St. Bernardine School in West Baltimore from 1957 to 1959.
Calvert Hall receives $1 million gift February 13, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools An anonymous alumnus has donated $1 million to Calvert Hall College High School to create a scholarship endowment supporting students engaged in the arts, according to a Feb. 13 news release from the Towson school.
Sister Annella Martin, R.S.M., dies at 90 February 11, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Mercy Sister Annella Martin will be offered at 10 a.m. on Feb. 15 in McAuley Chapel at Mercy Medical Center. Sister Annella died Feb. 6. She was 90 and had served at Mercy Medical Center for nearly 50 years.
Closing Masses held in Cresaptown, Mount Savage February 10, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate Our Lady of the Mountains Parish celebrated the final Mass at St. Ambrose Church in Cresaptown Jan. 25 and the final regular Mass at St. Patrick, Mount Savage, the following day.
Names & Numbers highlights notable scholastic achievements January 31, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools This installment of Names & Numbers, timed for Catholic Schools Week, highlights notable scholastic achievements in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Sister James Frances McGlashen, O.S.F., dies at 100 January 9, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass will be offered Jan. 15 for Franciscan Sister James Frances McGlashen at Assisi House in Aston, Pa.
Sister Joan Tobin, OSF, served St. Joseph Medical Center January 2, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News A funeral Mass was to be offered Jan. 3 in Aston, Pa., for Sister Joan Christine Tobin. A professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 52 years, the former Sister Joseph Christi died there Dec. 27, at age 85.
Bon Secours Hospital receives new name December 17, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News LifeBridge Health announced Dec. 17 a new name for Bon Secours Baltimore Hospital: Grace Medical Center.
$1 million gift will help build Hanway Academic Loft in Loyola’s new Fernandez Center December 15, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Loyola University Maryland has received a $1 million gift from Ellen and Ed Hanway to support the construction of the Miguel B. Fernandez Family Center for Innovation and Collaborative Learning, according to a Dec. 12 news release.
Sister Regina Lanahan, O.S.F., Baltimore native served in healthcare December 9, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Regina Lanahan, a Baltimore native and professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 64 years, died Nov. 27 at age 87 in Aston, Pa. A funeral Mass was offered Dec. 5 at Assisi House there.
Baltimore delegation presents Ravens jersey, spiritual bouquet to Pope Francis December 4, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Ad Limina 2019, Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Vatican, Video, World News A delegation from the Archdiocese of Baltimore presented Pope Francis with a custom-made Ravens jersey signed by Coach John Harbaugh, a Catholic, and quarterback Lamar Jackson during a Dec. 3 audience at the Vatican. They also gave the Holy Father a “spiritual bouquet,” a book produced by the Archdiocese of Baltimore that contains prayers and greetings from people across the archdiocese in celebration of the pope’s upcoming 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination.
