Former Harford County priest pleads guilty to coercion and enticement of a minor October 6, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News Fernando Cristancho, a former priest assigned to St. Ignatius, Hickory, in Forest Hill, pleaded guilty Oct. 4 to coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, according to an Oct. 5 news release from the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office. Cristancho met the victim through the parish. He also admitted that he produced nude images of four other minor victims.
Loyola University Maryland opens $40 million ‘new front door’ to Evergreen campus September 30, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News “This building is a physical manifestation of having different disciplines come together,” Sawyer said.
Rosary Congress to kick off with 4.7-mile walk in Baltimore September 23, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News This year’s annual Rosary Congress will kick off with a walking pilgrimage from the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland to the Baltimore Basilica on Oct. 2.
Terror of 9/11 reconnected Hunt Valley parishioner with faith September 8, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, 9/11, Feature, Local News, News As she kept heading toward Ground Zero, Donaldson watched in horror as the towers collapsed one by one. “I just felt like I couldn’t stop praying the rosary at that point,” said Donaldson. “It didn’t feel like a desperate prayer. It just felt like this was right.”
El Obispo Madden dejará de servir como Vicario Urbano y le reemplazará el Obispo Lewandowski September 1, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español, Hispanic Ministry, Urban Vicariate In English El Obispo Auxiliar Emérito Denis J. Madden dejará de servir como Vicario Urbano en la Arquidiócesis de Baltimore a partir del 1 de octubre, según una carta publicada por el Arzobispo William E. Lori el 31 de agosto. El Obispo Auxiliar Bruce Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., pasará a ser el nuevo Vicario Urbano mientras continúa […]
Bishop Madden will step down as urban vicar, Bishop Lewandowski to succeed him September 1, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Denis J. Madden will step down from his role as urban vicar for the Archdiocese of Baltimore effective Oct. 1. Auxiliary Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., will become the new urban vicar while continuing his work as episcopal vicar for Hispanic Catholics.
All in-person learning returns as enrollment ticks upward in Archdiocese of Baltimore schools August 29, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Schools The resumption of all in-classroom instruction comes as enrollment has increased approximately 6 to 7 percent from last year.
Mount de Sales graduate elected a successor to Mother Angelica August 18, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Vocations Buck, whose religious name is Mother Mary Paschal of the Lamb of God, was elected abbess in late July, taking on the same post that was once held by Mother Angelica.
A new flag waves over the pro-life movement July 28, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Leaders in the pro-life community hope a new flag featuring baby’s feet held in a mother’s hands will serve as the universal symbol for protecting the lives of the unborn.
Baltimore Catholics pray for homeless man whose skull was fractured in attack July 23, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate A homeless man befriended by Catholic urban missionaries suffered serious injuries when his skull was fractured in an attack late July 12 or early July 13.
Outgoing Loyola University Maryland president ‘squeezes sponge dry’ June 30, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice What makes Father Linnane especially proud is playing a role in increasing what he calls the “academic rigor” at Loyola and in dramatically increasing diversity on what had historically been a predominantly white campus.
Praise Jesus Project honors a much-loved priest June 24, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News “I hope the stories we share can be an example to future priests of what a great priest is and what it means to shepherd his flock,” Puleo said.
