Father Joseph P. Lacey, S.J., longtime pastor of St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, dies at 85 April 6, 2026By Lisa Harlow Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Jesuit Father Joseph P. Lacey, who spent more than two decades as pastor of St. Alphonsus Rodriguez in Woodstock and 22 years as a missionary in India, died March 28 at the St. Claude La Colombière Jesuit Community in Baltimore. He was 85.
Local schools decorate snow globes for charity December 18, 2025By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Their artwork is now on display at the Village of Cross Keys in Baltimore, along with 13 other snow globes crafted by Baltimore-area schools participating in Cross Keys’ Snow Globes for Good project.
Conventual Franciscan Father Richard Florek, first Franciscan at St. Clement Mary Hofbauer, dies at 80 March 27, 2025By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Conventual Franciscan Father Richard Florek, the first Franciscan to lead St. Clement Mary Hofbauer parish, died March 22 at age 80.
Sister Patricia McCarron stepping down after 20 years of empowering young women at Notre Dame Preparatory School February 20, 2025By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools After 20 years of educating and empowering girls to become what her religious community calls “women who transform the world,” Sister Patricia McCarron is stepping down at Notre Dame Preparatory School.
Catholic school uniforms a source of unity and distinction in Archdiocese of Baltimore January 27, 2025By Lisa Harlow Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools While Catholic school uniforms have changed in style and fabric over the years, two things remain the same: the uniforms are a source of unity and students never have to worry about what to wear.
Father William Au, pastor of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, is set to retire December 23, 2024By Lisa Harlow Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Retirement, Vocations Christmas Day will be especially poignant for Father William A. Au, pastor of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart.
Calvert Hall Marching Band wins fifth national championship November 7, 2024By Lisa Harlow Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools After a break in their 2016-19 winning streak, Calvert Hall College High School’s Competition Marching Band is back on top, bringing home a fifth national championship for the all-boys Towson school.
Más de quince sacerdotes extranjeros podrían verse obligados a abandonar la arquidiócesis tras los recientes cambios en la ley de visados October 9, 2024By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español A menos que se revierta un cambio reciente en la ley de visados de los Estados Unidos, más de quince sacerdotes de otros países que ahora sirven en la Arquidiócesis de Baltimore podrían verse obligados a regresar a casa, desarraigando sus ministerios y dejando en apuros a parroquias, escuelas e instituciones católicas.
More than 15 foreign priests could be forced to leave archdiocese after recent visa law changes September 30, 2024By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News, Vocations Unless a recent change in U.S. visa law is reversed, more than 15 priests from other countries who now serve in the Archdiocese of Baltimore may be forced to go home – uprooting their ministries and leaving parishes, schools and Catholic institutions scrambling.
Maryland Catholics work to fight abortion amendment September 2, 2024By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, News, Respect Life While the presidential election is top of mind for the nation this November, Maryland Catholics are focusing on an amendment that would enshrine abortion into the state Constitution.
All are welcome as St. Matthew celebrates 75th anniversary June 21, 2024By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Parish Anniversary 2024 According to longtime parishioner Jo Anne Stanton, “All are Welcome” is not just a slogan, but a way of life for the community of St. Matthew in Northwood, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.
Dr. Robert Redfield warns against ‘scientific arrogance,’ calls for increased biosecurity June 3, 2024By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Health Care, Local News, News The coronavirus pandemic was just a dress rehearsal. Something bigger is coming, according to the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “It’s not a question of if; it’s a question of when,” said Dr. Robert Redfield, a parishioner of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland who led the CDC from 2018 to 2021 and now is a disease and internal medicine physician at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson.
