9/11 a generation later September 9, 2026By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, Local News, News An entire generation has grown up without firsthand memories of Sept. 11, 2001, when hijacked passenger jets struck the World Trade Center, Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pa. Investigators later determined that the fourth plane’s intended target was the U.S. Capitol.
Radio Interview: The faith behind the Fighting Irish September 8, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Sports George Matysek goes behind the scenes of Notre Dame football with Holy Cross Father Nate Wills, the team’s chaplain and author of “Pray Like a Champion Today: Sacred Stories from the Sidelines of Notre Dame Football.” Ordained in 2006, Father Wills is also an education professor at Notre Dame and a national speaker on artificial intelligence in Catholic education.
Betty Contino, a giant in empowering Baltimore’s Catholic school students, dies at 81 September 8, 2026By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Schools Betty Contino, a diminutive-yet-larger-than-life presence in Baltimore education and longtime chairwoman and chief executive officer of the Women’s Education Alliance (WEA), died Aug. 31 at 81. Through WEA, she helped thousands of students attend Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, while also supporting teachers, school leaders and the broader needs of the schools she served.
Elizabeth Scully puts faith in God and her horse September 7, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports On a rain-soaked course this past April, Elizabeth Scully came from behind on Shootist to finish second in the Maryland Hunt Cup – while, on the sidelines, her mother fingered beads.
Archbishop Lori to offer special Mass commemorating 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks September 7, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori will offer the 12:10 p.m. Mass Sept. 11 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa.
From the ‘catacombs’ to a pastorate, St. Joseph celebrates 75 years September 6, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Parish Anniversary 2026, Western Vicariate Today, as St. Joseph celebrates its 75th anniversary, the church operates as a worship site within The Catholic Parishes of Southwest Washington County, a pastorate which also includes St. Augustine in Williamsport and St. James in Boonsboro.
Archbishop Lori of Baltimore enjoys the ‘very wonderful world’ of Minnesota State Fair September 4, 2026By Dave Hrbacek OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore had never gone to the Minnesota State Fair, the largest state fair in the country.
Father Gould takes charge with encouragement, kind words and mace in hand September 4, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Sulpician Father Shawn Gould received the university’s symbols of office – a mace and a chain – during his installation Mass Sept. 2 as the fourth president of St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park.
Sister Marian Joseph Baird, R.S.M., dies at 87 September 3, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Mercy Sister Marian Joseph Baird was offered Sept. 3 at Sacred Heart Convent in Belmont, N.C. Sister Marian Joseph died Aug. 26 in North Carolina. She was 87.
Pope Leo XIV recognizes 21 in Archdiocese of Baltimore for service to the Church and community September 3, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori will bestow honors from Pope Leo XIV upon 21 members of the laity, clergy and religious of the Archdiocese of Baltimore for their service to the Church and community.
Father Michael Heine elected as new president of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men September 2, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations The Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) has elected Conventual Franciscan Father Michael Heine as its president. CMSM is a pontifically recognized national organization that represents and serves leaders of men’s religious congregations, monastic communities and religious institutes in the United States. (Courtesy Conventual Franciscans)
Faith wins the crown September 2, 2026By Rita Buettner Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Gianna Romero was 18 when she first learned about a scholarship opportunity through Miss Maryland. She saw Miss Bel Air out in the community and was curious about the role.
