Archbishop Lori says Pope Francis’ funeral ‘spoke to the future’ April 26, 2025By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis With clear blue skies and temperatures in the high-50s, a perfect day for the world to bid farewell to Pope Francis drew estimates of 1 million people to St. Peter’s Square April 26 to witness the funeral rites for the pontiff, who died April 21 at age 88.
Baltimore bunting for late pope has personal touch April 24, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Uncategorized Catholic churches around the world have draped black bunting around their doors as a symbol of mourning the April 21 death of Pope Francis.
How to Watch the Funeral of Pope Francis April 24, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican Pope Francis’ funeral is scheduled for April 26 at 10 a.m. Rome time (4 a.m. EDT in Baltimore) in St. Peter’s Square, with burial to follow at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major.
Pope Francis’ teachings on synodality, environment make local impact April 23, 2025By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Seek the City to Come, Vatican Pope Francis’ teachings and writings have had a major influence on several programs in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, notably its two-year Seek the City to Come initiative and its ongoing evangelization efforts.
Mount St. Mary’s professor recalls his days with future pope in Argentina April 23, 2025By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican Alejandro Cañadas, now an associate professor of economics at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, met then-Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio several times from 1991 to 1997 when he was a college student in his native Argentina.
Pope’s Jesuit identity had profound impact on parishes, schools April 22, 2025By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Saints In an era of intense conflict during the Counter-Reformation, St. Ignatius viewed the church’s role as a summons for believers to strive to be the best Christians they could be – an imperative the late Pope Francis embraced as his own, Father Stephen Spahn said.
Hundreds gather at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen to remember late pope April 21, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis Black bunting draped the front of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland April 21 as hundreds gathered for an evening Mass of Remembrance in honor of Pope Francis, who died earlier that morning.
Cardinal O’Brien remembers Pope Francis as leader who made big impact April 21, 2025By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis Cardinal Edwin F. O’Brien, former archbishop of Baltimore and retired grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher based at the Vatican, remembered Pope Francis as a leader whose years in office had a major impact.
Maryland Catholic Conference leader witnesses reflective, reverent mood settle over Rome April 21, 2025By Patricia Zapor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican Pilgrims and tourists who had just one day earlier flocked to St. Peter’s Square awoke to the news that Pope Francis, who had greeted them there on Easter Sunday, had died. Pope Francis died at at 88, a few weeks after returning to his apartment at the Vatican following a five-week hospitalization for pneumonia.
Radio Interview: Archdiocese of Baltimore embraces lower age for confirmation April 21, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Worship & Sacraments, Youth Ministry George Matysek discusses the reasons for the change to a lower confirmation age with Stacy Golden, director of the Office of Family, Youth and Young Adult Ministry within the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Institute for Evangelization, and Kenn deMoll, director of formation and innovation at St. John in Westminster – a parish that has already implemented the lower age for confirmation as part of a pilot program.
Archbishop Lori encourages Catholics to attend April 21 Mass in memory of Pope Francis April 21, 2025By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican A special Mass remembering the late pontiff will be held April 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. Pope Francis died earlier that day at the age of 88.
Baltimore auxiliary bishops remember late pope with fondness April 21, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican Bishop Adam J. Parker and Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., both of whom were appointed bishops by Pope Francis, are remembering their personal encounters with the late pope as inspirational moments that helped shape their ministries.
