Inside Baltimore’s fight against human trafficking November 5, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Social Justice Human trafficking is often hidden in plain sight in Baltimore. Behind the statistics are survivors rebuilding their lives, advocates working to expose exploitation and a network of people determined to offer hope and healing.
Entrepreneur uses tech to combat human trafficking November 5, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Niccolini’s company, Hotel Shield, works with the hospitality industry to help identify suspicious activity and connect hotels with law enforcement in real time.
Dorothy Day’s granddaughter reflects on faith, social justice and dignity of all human life November 2, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints, Social Justice Hennessy will speak about Dorothy Day’s life and legacy at a symposium beginning at 2 p.m. Nov. 8 at St. Joseph’s Monastery in Baltimore. Jesuit Father Timothy Brown, associate professor of law and social responsibility at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, will also speak.
Archbishop Lori brings message of hope, redemption to Maryland inmates November 1, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Prison Ministry, Social Justice Archbishop William E. Lori brought a message of hope and redemption to nearly 75 inmates in Hagerstown, urging them to see themselves as God does and to make their prison “a sanctuary.”
Apostolic nuncio to the United States urges Baltimore Catholics to be witnesses of God’s love October 25, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News Nearly eight months after Pope Leo XIV appointed him apostolic nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia visited Baltimore Oct. 25, offering a reminder of the Holy See’s close ties to the nation’s oldest Catholic see.
Prison ministry changes lives inside and outside prison walls October 1, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Prison Ministry, Social Justice Behind prison walls, unexpected encounters are changing lives. For incarcerated men and women seeking hope and the ministers who accompany them, prison ministry is a powerful source of faith, healing and human connection.
With 66 seminarians in formation, Archdiocese of Baltimore sees vocations surge September 28, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations The Archdiocese of Baltimore is preparing for a milestone not seen in more than half a century: the ordination of 12 new priests in a single year.
St. Bernadette’s relics draw hundreds of pilgrims to Emmitsburg despite heavy rain September 23, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints, Western Vicariate Despite driving rain and some of the worst road conditions she said she has ever encountered, Brooke White left her home in Wayne, Pa., at 6 a.m. Sept. 22 for the two-and-a-half-hour trek to Emmitsburg.
Archbishop Lori urges women religious to model renewal of American political culture September 19, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Archbishop's Ministry, Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Saints At a time of deep political division and declining trust, Archbishop William E. Lori told a national gathering of women religious leaders that renewing American political culture requires more than better politics. It requires a renewal of human character, relationships and spiritual life, a task to which he said women religious make a unique contribution.
Priests connected to Archdiocese of Baltimore were on the front lines on 9/11 September 9, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, Local News, News When a hijacked airliner carrying 64 people struck the Pentagon Sept. 11, 2001, then-Father F. Richard Spencer’s first instinct was to reach Walter Reed Army Medical Center, expecting the injured to be taken there. He stayed until 10 p.m., but only four injured people arrived.
Josephites elect new superior general August 20, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Uncategorized After several years as the order’s vicar general, Father Bomberger, 82, was elected in late July to succeed the late Bishop John H. Ricard as leader of the society. He will serve the remainder of Bishop Ricard’s term, which ends in June 2027, when a new superior general will be elected.
The day O.J. Brigance testified that every life has value August 18, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Respect Life, Sports, The Narthex Brigance, who died Aug. 17 at age 56, was largely incapacitated by ALS and unable to speak without the aid of a computerized voice. Addressing lawmakers considering the legalization of physician-assisted suicide, he spoke passionately about the value of life.
