Hispanic Family Festival celebrates vocations and family values October 30, 2023By Adriana Montes Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News Hundreds of Catholics from across the Archdiocese of Baltimore converged on St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park Oct. 21 for a Hispanic Family Festival meant to celebrate Hispanic culture, promote vocations and nurture family values.
Radio Interview: Catholic Near East Welfare Association and the Israel-Hamas war October 30, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Michael La Civita, director of communications for CNEWA, and his colleague Joseph Hazboun, regional director of CNEWA’s Jerusalem office about the impact of the war on those who live in Israel and Gaza and how CNEWA is helping meet the needs on the ground.
Cathedral hosts funeral for ‘hero’ firefighter who sacrificed life for city October 27, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News More than 1,000 people gathered for an interfaith service honoring firefighter Rodney William Pitts III’s life and final sacrifice, while many hundreds more remained outside.
Slain Maryland judge honored at Catholic parish in Hagerstown October 27, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News, Western Vicariate About 700 people, including 120 judges from Maryland and other states, attended the funeral rites at St. Ann Parish in Hagerstown. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and other civic leaders were present.
Notre Dame of Maryland University completes $9 million renovation October 26, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Dozens of alumni, students, elected officials and community supporters joined Notre Dame of Maryland University officials Oct. 24 to celebrate the completion of a $9 million renovation of the Knott Science and Innovation Center.
Archbishop Lori announces appointments, including assignments for newly ordained deacons October 26, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop Lori announces appointments, including assignments for newly ordained deacons
Pastoral Staff Day emphasizes teamwork throughout archdiocese October 26, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News More than 500 parish staff and leaders from 64 of the archdiocese’s pastorates attended the annual Pastoral Staff Day Oct. 25 at the Church of the Nativity.
Slain Maryland judge practiced his Catholic faith in ‘modest, unassuming way,’ says pastor October 23, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News Judge Andrew F. Wilkinson of the Maryland Circuit Court for Washington County was fatally shot Oct. 19 in the driveway of his home in Hagerstown.
Redemptorist Brother Raphael Rock dies at 91 October 23, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Redemptorist Brother Raphael Rock was offered Oct. 23 at Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesus in Highlandtown. Brother Raphael died Oct. 13 at the St. John Neumann Residence, Timonium. He was 91.
Radio Interview: Movie ‘Shelter in Solitude’ October 23, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Radio Interview, Respect Life Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with the actress and writer Siobhan Fallon Hogan, a Catholic who has woven images from her faith into the film, about the need for hope in times of crisis.
‘This storm is not eternal’: St. Benedict parishioners turn to prayer in difficult moment for parish October 22, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News With parishioners still reeling from the recent removal of Benedictine Father Paschal Morlino as the much-loved pastor of St. Benedict in Southwest Baltimore, a trusted friend of the parish reminded them during an Oct. 22 Mass that their faith rests in Jesus alone.
Sister Rita Woehlcke, S.S.J., dies at 77 October 22, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister Rita Woehlcke of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Philadelphia, was offered Sept. 30 at St. Joseph Villa in Philadelphia. Sister Rita, formerly Sister George Ellen, died Sept. 23. She was 77.
