Altar servers, sacristans honored with inaugural Monsignor Valenzano Service Awards March 26, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Twenty-four young men, including three who intend to enter seminary in the fall, were among the inaugural recipients of the Monsignor Valenzano Service Award March 24.
Sister Georgellen Brilmyer, O.S.F., dies at 95 March 26, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A Washington, D.C., native, Sister Georgellen taught at The Catholic High School of Baltimore, 1947-48, the same year she entered the Sisters of St. Francis.
Physician-assisted suicide approved by Maryland House of Delegates March 7, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life The Maryland House of Delegates passed a bill March 7 that would legalize physician-assisted suicide.
Bon Secours Baltimore Hospital to be aquired by LifeBridge, will no longer be a Catholic hospital February 26, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health plans to acquire Bon Secours Baltimore Hospital, the two announced Feb. 26.
Former principal of St. Rita School dies at 84 February 25, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass will be offered Feb. 26 at 11 a.m. for Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Regina Marie Wilson at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton. Sister Regina Marie, a former principal of St. Rita Elementary School in Dundalk, died Feb. 21 at age 84.
Sister Anne Guinan, M.H.S.H., dies at 92 February 25, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered Feb. 22 for Mission Helper of the Sacred Heart Sister Anne Guinan in the Stella Maris Chapel. Sister Anne died Feb. 13 at 92.
Sister Joan Dumm, R.S.M., was beloved Cockeysville educator February 24, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered for Sister of Mercy Joan Dumm Jan. 18 at the Stella Maris Chapel in Timonium. A beloved member of the St. Joseph School in Cockeysville community, she was known as the authority on preparing students for their first Communion. Sister Joan died Jan. 13.
Catholic doctor testifies against physician-assisted suicide at Annapolis hearing February 21, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News Testimony in opposition and support heated the debate on physician-assisted suicide at the Maryland General Assembly session in Annapolis Feb. 15.
Mount St. Mary’s University announces $3 million donation February 14, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Mount St. Mary’s University President Timothy E. Trainor announced Feb. 14 that the Bolte Family Foundation will donate $3 million to help expand and renovate the Knott Academic Center, home to the Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business.
Sister Bernardus Dwyer, I.H.M., dies at 93 January 31, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered for Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary M. Bernardus Dwyer Jan. 31 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa. She died Jan. 27 at age 93.
Northeast Baltimore schools collaborate in service January 24, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Schools Five schools in Northeast Baltimore collaborated to collect canned goods for local food pantries, allowing the students a fun way to compete and serve others at the same time. In the 2018-19 competition, more than 10,000 cans were collected.
Sister Mary Clement Hemler dies at 86 January 24, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered for Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul Sister Mary Clement Hemler Dec. 29, 2018, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg.
