UM St. Joseph Medical Center earns national recognition for safety May 5, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Health Care, Local News, News University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson again earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety.
Radio Interview: Preparing for the Conclave May 5, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview As the College of Cardinals prepares for the conclave to elect a new pope May 7, Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty gets some inside information from Monsignor Richard Hilgartner, pastor of St. Joseph parish in Cockeysville, Md., and former executive director of the Secretariat of Divine Worship at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Sister Lewandowski, who taught in Archdiocese of Baltimore for 43 years, dies at 84 May 1, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass will be offered May 6 for Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia Mary Catherine Lewandowski. Formerly Sister Anne Christi, she died April 30 at age 84.
Catholic college commencements feature gold medalist, healthcare executives as speakers April 30, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Maryland’s four Catholic universities will feature a gold medalist, two healthcare leaders and a noted biblical scholar as their 2025 commencement speakers.
Daughter of Charity Elizabeth Ann Lingg, a pharmacist and hospital administrator, dies at 93 April 29, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered April 16 for Daughter of Charity Sister Elizabeth Ann (Shirley Elizabeth) Lingg in the Villa Chapel in Emmitsburg. Sister Elizabeth Ann, a pharmacist and hospital administrator, died April 2 at Villa St. Michael. She was 93.
Rev. Cristóbal Fones, SJ: “Los jóvenes tienen un mensaje y un bien que dar a la sociedad” April 29, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español, Protagonistas de Fe En este episodio de Protagonistas de Fe, el Rev. Cristóbal Fones, sacerdote jesuita y actual director internacional de la Red Mundial de Oración del Papa (que engloba los grupos del Apostolado de la Oración y el Movimiento Eucarístico Juvenil) nos relata sobre la misión de la Red de oración del Papa, su vocación como sacerdote jesuita y como asimila su amor por la música al servicio del pueblo de Dios.
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.
