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Nicole Olea

Nicole Olea is a freelancer contributor for the Catholic Review. Originally from Miami, Fla., she lives in Southern Maryland with her husband and three children. She is the director of youth ministry and parish communications at St. John Vianney in Prince Frederick.

Attendees of Sister Thea Bowman Conference encouraged to bring ‘whole self’ to church

April 5, 2025
By Nicole Olea
OSV News
Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Saints, World News

Thirty-five years after her death, the witness of Sister Thea Bowman — a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, scholar, cultural advocate and joyful daughter of the church — continues to inspire a growing movement calling for her canonization.

Special Mass at Washington cathedral offers support to federal workers

March 25, 2025
By Nicole Olea
OSV News
Filed Under: DOGE cuts, News, World News

A special Mass for federal workers and civil servants celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington offered a message of solidarity and hope amid ongoing employment uncertainties.

Care for life at all stages unfolds, builds upon ‘defense of life in the womb,’ homilist says

January 27, 2025
By Nicole Olea
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News

Care for life in all its stages “should be seen as an unfolding and a building upon the defense of life in the womb,” said the homilist at the Washington Archdiocese’s 2025 Youth Mass for Life Jan. 24 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.

Rev. King’s legacy involves ‘uniting our nation as one community of hope,’ cardinal says

January 21, 2025
By Nicole Olea
OSV News
Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News

Catholics from across the Archdiocese of Washington gathered at Holy Family Catholic Church in Hillcrest Heights to honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Catholic Charities breaks ground on Intergenerational Center

April 26, 2024
By Nicole Olea
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice

The West Baltimore community celebrated a historic milestone April 25 as Archbishop William E Lori led a groundbreaking ceremony for Catholic Charities of Baltimore’s new Intergenerational Center.

Social Ministry Convocation highlights need for ‘getting close and staying close’

April 15, 2024
By Nicole Olea
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice

Attendees of the Archdiocese of Baltimore April 13 Social Ministry Convocation were greeted by a poignant sight as they approached Calvert Hall College High School: a pathway lined with blue pinwheels gently spinning in the breeze.

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