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Father Restrepo, SJ, who long served at Shrine of the Little Flower, dies at 87

December 29, 2020
By Tim Swift
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Jesuit Father George Restrepo, who served more than three decades at the Shrine of the Little Flower in Northeast Baltimore and later at St. Thomas Aquinas in Hampden, died the day after his 87th birthday Dec. 20 at the Murray-Weigel Jesuit Community in the Bronx.

Vatican calls for equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution

December 29, 2020
By Junno Arocho Esteves
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News

The Vatican’s coronavirus commission and the Pontifical Academy for Life issued a joint statement calling for a coordinated international effort to ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide.

RADIO INTERVIEW: Year-End Show with Archbishop Lori

December 28, 2020
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview

This week on Catholic Review Radio, Christopher Gunty talks with Baltimore Archbishop William Lori for a look back at 2020 and a look ahead to the new year.

‘Ad Patris domvm’: Famed Carmelite Latinist dies at 81

December 28, 2020
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News

Discalced Carmelite Father Reginald Foster — a world-renowned teacher of Latin, former longtime Vatican Latinist and colorful character who intrigued journalists — died in Milwaukee Dec. 25 at the age of 81.

Pope announces yearlong reflection on family, ‘Amoris Laetitia’

December 28, 2020
By Junno Arocho Esteves
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Parenting, Vatican, World News

As the fifth anniversary of his apostolic exhortation “Amoris Laetitia” approaches, Pope Francis announced that the Catholic Church will dedicate more than a year to focusing on the family and conjugal love.

Thread fills in Baltimore’s gaps

December 28, 2020
By Edward O'N. Hoyt
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News

Since 2004 Thread has connected Baltimore public school students with volunteer mentors from Johns Hopkins

Pope on Christmas: Share hope, promote peace, give vaccine to all

December 25, 2020
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News

On a Christmas like no other, Pope Francis prayed for people who could not be with their families because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but he urged everyone to recognize and help those who are suffering even more.

Pope at Christmas: Jesus’ birth brings hope in troubling times

December 24, 2020
By Junno Arocho Esteves
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News

The birth of Christ is a gift from God that brings people hope and courage in troubled times, Pope Francis said Christmas Eve.

Great Christmas carols you may not have heard

December 24, 2020
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Arts & Culture, Christmas, Commentary, Feature, The Narthex

George Matysek picks some of his favorite Christmas carols you may never have heard.

Stella Maris is one of the first Maryland nursing homes to receive COVID-19 vaccine

December 23, 2020
By Tim Swift
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Seniors

Stella Maris – Maryland’s largest long-term care facility – has become one of the first nursing homes in the state to receive doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for residents and staff.

Christmas ‘hijacked’ by consumerist mentality, pope says

December 23, 2020
By Junno Arocho Esteves
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News

While Christmas has become a universal holiday, even for many nonbelievers, its celebration always should focus on the reality that God sent his son into the world to save humanity, Pope Francis said.

Chalk Talk: Epiphany door blessing is symbol of hope in 2021

December 23, 2020
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Christmas, Feature, Local News, News, Schools

The blessing involves taking simple chalk, usually blessed by a parish priest, and scrawling doorways with symbolic numbers and letters – this year, “20+C+M+B+21.”

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