How to help earthquake victims in Haiti August 20, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Local News, News In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Archbishop William E. Lori is encouraging parishes to designate poor box collections or second collections to benefit earthquake victims. Funds collected will go to Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services.
Expanding Father Watters’ vision, St. Ignatius Parish will add grades to pre-school August 19, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Urban Vicariate The Jesuit footprint on local education expanded Aug. 19, with the announcement that the Loyola Early Learning Center, an initiative of St. Ignatius Parish in Baltimore and the Jesuit USA East Province, will open a kindergarten in September, with plans to grow into a PreK-Grade 4 school serving low-income children.
Monsignor Bozzelli succeeds Monsignor Burke at helm of CCHD in Baltimore August 19, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice Eight organizations in the Archdiocese of Baltimore received national and local awards from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development Aug. 12, during a luncheon at St. Francis of Assisi in the Mayfield section of the city.
Mount de Sales graduate elected a successor to Mother Angelica August 18, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Vocations Buck, whose religious name is Mother Mary Paschal of the Lamb of God, was elected abbess in late July, taking on the same post that was once held by Mother Angelica.
Archdiocese of Baltimore schools issue mask guidance for fall August 16, 2021By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Archdiocese of Baltimore Department of Catholic Schools issued guidelines Aug. 16 for mask usage for the opening of schools this fall.
Cardinal Dolan and Bishop Barron help Baltimore Basilica mark patronal feast for bicentennial celebration August 16, 2021By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News The celebrations featured a talk on the history of the basilica and the first bishop in the U.S. by Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan and a homily about Mary’s role in our faith by Bishop Robert Barron.
RADIO INTERVIEW: After death at 21, Isaac Scharbach continues to touch lives August 16, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints, Schools George Matysek talks with Father Albert Scharbach, Isaac’s father, about his son’s extraordinary faith and the countless lives he has touched around the globe in his death.
Heeding her late father’s advice, Zaferes has fun while earning Olympic medals August 12, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Olympics, Sports Zaferes is still basking in the glow of a multiple-medal performance in Tokyo, where she took bronze in the women’s triathlon July 27, and four days later helped the United States to a silver in the mixed triathlon.
Archbishop Lori’s initiative for mental wellness gets enthusiastic response August 12, 2021By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News When Archbishop William E. Lori called for volunteers to help equip parishes to deal with mental health needs following the COVID-19 pandemic, lots of people stepped up.
New policy: No contribution needed for annulment cases in Baltimore Archdiocese August 10, 2021By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Tribunal The Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Baltimore will no longer request a contribution to process an annulment case.
Baltimore-Appalachia Work Camp volunteers reunite, remember former leader August 10, 2021By Rus VanWestervelt Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry “I think we all knew that we needed to get together to rebuild community and remember the gifts that Mike Robinson gave to all of us,” Carlson said.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Holly Ordway and Emily Koczela August 9, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Dr. Holly Ordway discusses her new book, “Tolkien’s Modern Reading – Middle-earth Beyond the Middle Ages” and how Tolkien’s Catholic faith influenced the author’s work. Also, Emily Koczela talks about the Very Young Catholic Project, which is a series of books that deal with the life of everyday Catholic children around the world.
