Former Harford County priest sentenced to 22 years in prison May 12, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Local News, News U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Fernando Cristancho to 22 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release for coercion and enticement of a minor whom he met through church to engage in illegal sexual activity, according to a May 11 news release from the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Journey to the priesthood in Baltimore: 9 to be ordained transitional deacons May 12, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Archbishop William E. Lori will ordain nine men transitional deacons during a 10 a.m. Mass May 21 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. Ordination to the transitional diaconate is the penultimate step toward ordination to the priesthood.
St. Joan of Arc School honored for safety measures May 11, 2022By Gary Lambrecht Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Schools St. Joan of Arc School in Aberdeen has become the first private school in Maryland to earn the Safe Schools Maryland Gold School award.
Catholic High exceeds capital campaign goal, raises $4.4 million May 10, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Uncategorized The Catholic High School of Baltimore in Northeast Baltimore set a $4 million goal for its 80th anniversary capital campaign, “Lighting the Way – Empowering Women – Transforming the World.”
RADIO INTERVIEW: Saintly Moms: 25 Stories of Holiness May 9, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, Feature, Local News, News, Parenting, Radio Interview, Saints In honor of Mother’s Day, Kelly Ann Guest shares some insights about Catholic saints who were also moms. Kelly is a former Dominican Sister of St. Cecilia in Nashville who is now the mother of nine children. She is the youth minister at St. Bartholomew in Manchester and the author of a new book, “Saintly Moms: 25 Stories of Holiness.”
5 Things to know about the St. Bernadette relics tour stop in Baltimore May 7, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints The St. Bernadette relics tour will make a stop in Baltimore May 12-15 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.
Redemptorist Brother De Sales Zimpfer dies May 6, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A May 6 funeral Mass was offered for Redemptorist Brother De Sales Zimpfer at Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown. Brother De Sales died May 1 at the St. John Neumann Residence of Stella Maris in Timonium, three days ahead of his 87th birthday.
Notre Dame of Maryland students recreate 99-year-old photos May 6, 2022By Adam Zielonka Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News The cast of Notre Dame of Maryland University’s production of the Shakespearean comedy “As You Like It” joined forces with a class of digital photography students to recreate 99-year-old images of their predecessors, with the results now on display in an online exhibit.
Emmitsburg grotto awaits return of statue of Blessed Virgin Mary May 5, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News A 25-foot statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary is expected to be returned to its high perch at the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes overlooking the campus and surrounding countryside this summer.
Archbishop Lori calls for prayer in response to leaked Supreme Court opinion May 4, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court The leak related to the U.S. Supreme Court case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization reminds us of the urgent need for prayer and action at this pivotal moment in our country.
Monsignor Tewes, former pastor and mentor to future priests, dies May 4, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A much-loved priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Monsignor Tewes served as an associate pastor and then pastor of what is now New All Saints in Liberty Heights from 1963 to 1974. He was then pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption in Govans from 1974 to 1984, St. Michael in Overlea from 1984 to 1992 and Our Lady of Hope from 1992 to 2000.
Baltimore area Catholic high schools add special touch to acceptance letters May 4, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Uncategorized Catholic high school admissions directors and administrators throughout the area take extra care to make their acceptance letters a little bit more of a special moment for the anxious applicants.