DOJ settles with pardoned pro-life activist over FACE Act prosecution; more may follow July 29, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News One of the 23 pro-life activists pardoned by President Donald Trump in 2025 for violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, or FACE Act, has reached a settlement with the federal government.
Mass of Thanksgiving for America’s 250th anniversary held at National Shrine in Washington July 5, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Feature, News, World News Independence Day is a reminder that Americans’ “inalienable rights” mentioned in the Declaration of Independence — life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness — are gifts from God, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl said July 4 in the nation’s capital.
DOJ report accuses Biden administration of ‘weaponizing’ prosecutions of pro-life activists April 15, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News More than a year after President Donald Trump pardoned 23 pro-life activists convicted of violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances, or FACE Act, and the Justice Department announced it would severely limit prosecutions of such cases, the department has issued an 882-page report accusing the Biden administration of weaponizing the prosecutions.
Deacon Lee Benson, who ministered in Harford County, dies at 73 February 3, 2026By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: deacons, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon Lee Ashby Benson III, who served St. Ignatius Parish in Hickory as an influential, joyful figure for nearly two decades, died Jan. 23.
Loyola University offers teens a mission-driven approach at business camp February 3, 2026By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Youth Ministry This summer, Loyola University Maryland plans its first Sellinger Mission Driven Business Academy, July 6-10, for an inaugural class of just 15 rising high school juniors and seniors.
Deacon Page, known for his multi-faceted service, dies at 85 December 19, 2025By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: deacons, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon David Anthony Page Sr. worked in every role possible for a deacon during his 16 years of service at St. Joseph Parish in Odenton.
Baltimore-area Catholic school students take active role in Ignatian Teach-In November 18, 2025By Kurt Jensen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Social Justice The annual Ignatian Family Teach-in for Justice, which focuses on social justice and issue advocacy for Catholic high school and college students, drew about 1,800 participants to an Arlington, Va., hotel Nov. 15-16.
Local works of mercy continue amid government chaos November 12, 2025By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore Area Catholic nutrition operations have had to tune out the political chaos in order to focus on how to meet immediate needs.
Baltimore Catholics unite in prayer for migrant families facing arrests October 21, 2025By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents made five recent arrests of members of just one Baltimore parish, Sacred Heart of Jesús-Corazón de Jesus parish in Highlandtown.
Católicos de Baltimore se unen en oración por las familias migrantes ante las detenciones October 21, 2025By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español Agentes de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) realizaron recientemente cinco arrestos de miembros de una sola parroquia de Baltimore: Sagrado Corazón de Jesús–Corazón de Jesús en Highlandtown.
Faith journeys enrich religious communities October 16, 2025By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations For four with ties to the Archdiocese of Baltimore, discernment unfolded differently, yet with the same joy – leading them to serve God in religious communities around the country.
Father Szymkowiak, former Redemptorist pastor in Baltimore, dies at 88 October 15, 2025By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Redemptorist Father Gerard John Szymkowiak, a former pastor of St. Michael in Fells Point and Sacred Heart of Jesus-Corazón de Jesus in Highlandtown who was known for his attention to liturgy and his hardworking spirit, died Oct. 3. He was 88.
