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George P. Matysek Jr.

George Matysek, a member of the Catholic Review staff since 1997, is managing editor of Catholic Review Media. He oversees news coverage of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and is a host of Catholic Review Radio.

George has won more than 150 national and regional journalism and broadcasting awards from the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association, the Catholic Media Association, the Associated Church Press and National Right to Life. The Catholic Media Association named him both Editor of the Year and Podcaster of the Year in 2024. He has reported from Guyana, Guatemala, Italy, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.

A native Baltimorean, George is a graduate of Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School in Essex. He holds a bachelor's degree from Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore and a master's degree from UMBC. George, his wife and six children live in Rodgers Forge. He is a parishioner of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.

More than 600 men urged to ‘mind the gap’ at Catholic men’s conference

March 28, 2024
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News

Edward Sri, a prolific author and senior vice president of apostolic outreach with FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students), suggested that men should constantly be thinking about the gaps in their lives and then work to close them.

Comunidad católica se reúne en oración y ofrece apoyo a afectados por derrumbe del puente

March 28, 2024
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: En Español

Varias horas después de que el puente Francis Scott Key se derrumbara en el río Patapsco el 26 de marzo, más de 200 personas, muchas de ellas todavía en estado de shock, se reunieron en oración en una misa a las 5:30 p.m. en la Catedral de María Nuestra Reina en Baltimore.

Catholic community gathers in prayer, offers support to those affected by bridge collapse

March 26, 2024
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Bridge Collapse, Feature, Local News, News

Several hours after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River March 26, more than 200 people, many of them still in a state of shock, gathered in prayer at a 5:30 p.m. Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.

Andrew Ciofalo, journalism innovator and Catholic Review collaborator, dies at 89

March 19, 2024
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Andrew “Andy” Ciofalo, founder of what would become the communications department at Loyola University Maryland and a longtime member of the board of directors of the Cathedral Foundation that once oversaw the Catholic Review, died March 7 in Moscow.

Marchers at Maryland March for Life call for defeat of constitutional amendment

March 13, 2024
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Respect Life

Many of the pro-life supporters who attended the 45th annual Maryland March for Life in Annapolis March 11 know they are in for a difficult fight come November.

Students rally in support of BOOST scholarship program

March 8, 2024
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Schools

About 300 students from all over Maryland rallied in cold, rainy weather March 5 outside the Statehouse to help lawmakers understand the importance of continued support for students in nonpublic schools.

Ukrainian Catholic church in Curtis Bay closes

March 6, 2024
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News

Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, a historic parish that has served the Ukrainian community for more than a century, celebrated its last Divine Liturgy Feb. 25 with 13 people in attendance.

Maryland March for Life is March 11

March 4, 2024
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life

The annual Maryland March for Life begins with a 4:30 p.m. youth rally on the campus of St. Mary on Duke of Gloucester Street. Baltimore Auxiliary Bishop Adam J. Parker will celebrate a 5:30 p.m. Mass in the church that will be concelebrated by Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala.

Jesuit Father Frank Haig, beloved Loyola physics professor, dies at 95

March 4, 2024
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Jesuit Father Frank R. Haig, a beloved professor of physics at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore and a former president of two Jesuit universities, died Feb. 28.

Representantes de Baltimore realizan visita pastoral a El Salvador

February 26, 2024
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: En Español

La reciente visita pastoral a El Salvador, que García ayudó a coordinar, fue diseñada para ayudar a los que se encuentran en el ministerio hispano en los Estados Unidos a entender mejor las realidades sociales, espirituales y culturales del este país centroamericano, así como para servir mejor a las personas de ascendencia salvadoreña en las diócesis católicas aquí.

Love makes room

February 26, 2024
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary, Feature, Marriage & Family Life

Managing Editor George Matysek Jr. shares some personal reflections on welcoming a sixth child to his family.

Feast for the senses: Bocelli makes Baltimore debut

February 21, 2024
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Commentary, Feature, The Narthex

Bocelli’s long-awaited appearance in Baltimore was a proud night for the city. Let’s hope he’s back soon.

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