Sister Maria Cincotta, D.C., taught at Baltimore’s Seton High April 15, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered April 4 in the Daughters’ Villa St. Michael Chapel in Emmitsburg for Sister Maria Cincotta, a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul who died March 31. She was 88.
Sturdy parish leads to 70 years of marriage April 15, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, It's about love, Local News, News Little approaches the affection shared by the couple known as Ben and Pat – unless it’s their affinity for St. Joseph Parish in Fullerton.
High winds topple Baltimore’s ‘Star of the Sea’ but also uncover a trove of support April 14, 2020By Tim Swift Filed Under: Local News, News When the cross atop the St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church in South Baltimore was damaged in a wind storm this week, disappointment quickly turned to a deep sense of gratitude as the neighborhood rallied to support its church and workers uncovered a long-forgotten time capsule stowed away inside the base of the cross.
Baltimore Archdiocese offers memorial page for victims of coronavirus April 13, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore launched a page on its website April 13 for people throughout the archdiocese to memorialize loved ones who have died of the coronavirus and to offer the prayers and support of the entire Catholic community.
Archbishop Lori: ‘Good virus’ of Jesus’ resurrection is ‘a contagion of hope’ April 12, 2020By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Uncategorized “Our hold on this life is tenuous,” the archbishop said. “We are not all-powerful, but there is one who is – our risen Lord. In our need, let us turn to him this Easter day.”
Archbishop marks Holy Thursday and Good Friday via livestream April 11, 2020By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated Holy Thursday and Good Friday liturgies in the eerily empty Cathedral of Mary our Queen in Homeland in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Archbishop Lori leads blessings of Baltimore’s downtown hospitals April 8, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Coronavirus, Local News, News Downtown Baltimore’s three major hospitals received Catholic blessings the morning of April 8.
From a distance: Ministering to the ill among coronavirus challenges April 8, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Local News, News, Works of Mercy Visits to the sick are taking new forms in the age of the coronavirus pandemic.
As churches stay closed, Archbishop Lori wants people to ‘celebrate many more Easters’ April 7, 2020By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori said he wants nothing more than to open wide the doors to churches in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, but that the church has to recognize “the massive public health threat we are facing.”
1918 flu pandemic took heavy toll April 7, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Coronavirus, Local News, News, Our Back Pages The death toll included at least two priests from the Archdiocese of Baltimore and two Religious Sisters of Mercy.
Archdiocese provides financial relief to parishes and schools in wake of pandemic April 6, 2020By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore rolled out a financial relief package for parishes, schools and other organizations worth about $7 million to assist with costs during reaction to the coronavirus pandemic.
Stations of the Cross: Jesus’ passion takes on particular resonance in time of crisis April 3, 2020By Mary K. Tilghman Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Arts & Culture, Feature, Lent, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore is home to many beautiful Stations of the Cross that tell the story of Christ’s Passion in compelling ways.
