‘Makes you feel like God is here’: Archbishop Lori dedicates renovated O’Dwyer Retreat Center Chapel November 25, 2025By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The true spiritual center of the Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat Center in Sparks has been reconstructed in a way that better leads retreatants to encounter a central part of the Catholic experience: Jesus in the Eucharist.
Loyola University forensic science students help identify victim in cold case November 25, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Loyola University Maryland forensic science students recently played a pivotal role in helping identify a woman who died in 1971, bringing a family some closure in one of Howard County’s oldest homicide cold cases.
Radio Interview: A Catholic heart in legal defense November 24, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Prison Ministry, Radio Interview Catholic Review Radio host Mark Viviano talks with Baltimore-area attorney Mark Scheuerman, a devout Catholic and parishioner of St. John the Evangelist in Severna Park, whose faith is the foundation of his legal practice.
Pope issues apostolic letter on the Creed, marking anniversary of Nicaea November 24, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News When Christians recite the Creed, it should prompt an examination of conscience about what they truly believe and what kind of example of faith in God they give to others, Pope Leo XIV wrote.
St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore seeks Adopt a Family sponsors November 24, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Local News, News, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore As the holiday season approaches, St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore is reaching out for support for its Adopt a Family program.
Youth embrace Pope Leo’s message of hope following unique digital meeting November 21, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry Pope Leo XIV encouraged American youth in a unique digital discussion Nov. 21, telling them that they were not only the “future of the church,” but “the present,” saying “your voices, your ideas, your faith matter right now.”
Pope tells U.S. high school students their voice, ideas, faith matter November 21, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry Pope Leo XIV urged U.S. high school students to be “intentional” with their screen time, their prayer time and their involvement in a local parish.
Christian charity makes faith in Christ credible, pope says November 21, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church’s charitable activity makes the Christian faith credible, Pope Leo XIV said, thanking members of Caritas Internationalis for living out what they believe.
Chicago Catholic coalition sues ICE over denial of holy Communion, pastoral care November 20, 2025By Simone Orendain Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A group of clergy and religious, and a Catholic social justice organization filed a lawsuit Nov. 19 against the Trump administration over being barred from bringing holy Communion and pastoral care to detainees at an immigration processing center just west of Chicago.
Nobel Laureate challenges young people at Loyola lecture to demand justice for Congo November 20, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice The violence is organized, systematic and serves a chilling purpose. Women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – some as young as 6 months old – endure what Dr. Denis Mukwege described as “extreme sexual violence,” their bodies used as weapons in a war fueled by the world’s insatiable demand for minerals.
5 Things to Know about the 2025 Turkey Bowl November 20, 2025By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Here are five things to know ahead of the traditional Thanksgiving Day football clash between Baltimore-area Catholic schools Calvert Hall Cardinals and Loyola Blakefield Dons.
Pope calls treatment of migrants in U.S. ‘extremely disrespectful’ November 19, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Insisting that the dignity of all people, including immigrants, must be respected, Pope Leo XIV asked U.S. Catholics and “people of goodwill” to read and listen to the U.S. bishops’ recent pastoral message on the topic.
