Ellicott City parish hosts Cold Weather Shelter for Howard County’s homeless population January 11, 2018By Rico De Silva Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice, Western Vicariate St. Paul Church in Ellicott City hosted its annual Cold Weather Shelter outreach to those in need in Howard County Jan. 2-8.
Maryland Catholic Conference anticipates busy legislative session January 10, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Schools, Social Justice As the General Assembly gathers in Maryland’s Capitol for its session beginning Jan. 10, the Maryland Catholic Conference is poised to provide input from the church’s perspective on a host of issues across the political spectrum.
Father Donaghy served as Ellicott City pastor, dean of seminary January 9, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Western Vicariate Father Donaghy’s time at St. Paul included considerable improvements to its worship space. Restoration of the interior of its church, which dates to 1838, was completed in 1992, the year he arrived. Father Donaghy then oversaw an expansion of the worship space, which was rededicated in 2001.
Archbishop Lori joins bishops in decrying end of immigration protection for Salvadorans January 9, 2018By Rhina Guidos Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, World News “I am deeply concerned for the safety of the nearly 200,000 Salvadorans, 20,000 of whom are our neighbors here in Maryland, who are being forced to return to a country that is unsafe and is clearly unable to adequately handle their return,” Archcbishop Lori said.
U.S. Court of Appeals upholds free speech rights of Baltimore’s pro-life pregnancy centers January 8, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life In a 3-0 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit struck down a Baltimore ordinance that would have forced pro-life pregnancy centers in the city to post signs stating they do not provide or refer for abortions or contraceptives
Coming to Baltimore January 8, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Several major events are coming to the Archdiocese of Baltimore in 2018.
‘Saintly man’ of Cumberland dies after life of service January 5, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Western Vicariate “He had a very deep faith, but it wasn’t a showy kind of faith,” said Capuchin Franciscan Father Gregory Chervenak, pastor of Our Lady of the Mountains. “He was very unassuming and never, ever drew attention to himself.
Brother Kevin Strong, ‘one of the giants’ of the Christian Brothers, dies at 85 January 4, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Schools Brother Kevin Strong, a groundbreaking leader at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson and Cardinal Gibbons School in Baltimore who served as the first president of both all-boys institutions, died Jan. 3 in New Jersey after years of declining health.
Snow event closes all but handful of schools in Baltimore Archdiocese January 4, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The severe cold has caused broken water lines and other challenges at several parishes and schools across the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Catholic Charities warm hundreds in Baltimore with meals, shelter January 3, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate, Video As 2018 began with temperatures in the single digits, hundreds are finding food and shelter through Catholic Charities of Baltimore.
More prayers for peace as Baltimore marks deadly milestone December 29, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Video Archbishop William E. Lori and Mayor Catherine Pugh were among those pausing to pray for peace and consoling the families of victims as the deadliest year in the history of Baltimore City neared an end.
Reflecting on 55 years as a priest, Father Rafferty says God ‘works in crazy ways’ December 28, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The end of 2017 will bring his retirement from Our Lady of the Chesapeake Parish, where he has served as pastor since July 1992
