Father John E. Lynch Jr., C.S.P, dies at 101 November 19, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A 10 a.m. funeral Mass will be offered for Paulist Father John E. Lynch Jr. Dec. 10 in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Father Lynch died Nov. 15. He was 101.
Mercy Medical Center program combats preterm deliveries November 19, 2025By Yvonne Wenger Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News, Respect Life Mercy’s Centering Pregnancy program opened at its downtown Baltimore campus about three years ago to combine the health care, interactive learning and community building needed to combat low birth weight and pre-term delivery for women at risk, especially Black moms in underserved areas.
Mercy High School freshman set to ask question of Pope Leo XIV November 18, 2025By Kevin J. Parks Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Mercy High School freshman Mia Smothers has been chosen to ask a question of Pope Leo XIV during the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, a four-day gathering of 15,000 young Catholics from across the country, running Nov. 20-23.
Baltimore-area Catholic school students take active role in Ignatian Teach-In November 18, 2025By Kurt Jensen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Social Justice The annual Ignatian Family Teach-in for Justice, which focuses on social justice and issue advocacy for Catholic high school and college students, drew about 1,800 participants to an Arlington, Va., hotel Nov. 15-16.
Radio Interview: Incredible Catholic America November 18, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Books, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Radio Managing Editor George Matysek talks with Marion Amberg, author of “Incredible Catholic America: Smallest, Tallest, Oldest, Oddest,” a fascinating collection of more than 300 stories about the people, places, and traditions that make Catholic America unique. She’s also the author of two award-winning Catholic travel books and a journalist whose work appears in more than 100 markets nationwide.
Prayer sustains priests marking anniversaries November 18, 2025By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Cardinal Edwin F. O’Brien and Monsignor Richard Tillman were ordained in 1965. They, and several other priests marking milestone jubilees, were honored at the annual Priests Fall Day of Prayer, Mass for Deceased Priests, and Celebration of Service, Nov. 17 at Church of the Resurrection in Ellicott City.
New tools for weight loss can be life-changing, though complicated November 17, 2025By Patricia Zapor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News For two Catholic parishioners who have used these relatively recent approaches to reduce their weight, the medication or surgery is just one part of life changes they discussed with the Catholic Review.
Catholics for Choice displays controversial billboard in Baltimore November 13, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life “It’s highly offensive and disrespectful,” said Davis, a parishioner of St. Clement Mary Hofbauer in Rosedale, a worship site of St. Michael the Archangel in Overlea. “It’s totally misleading.”
Local works of mercy continue amid government chaos November 12, 2025By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore Area Catholic nutrition operations have had to tune out the political chaos in order to focus on how to meet immediate needs.
Faith, fortitude inspire St. Mary’s freshman through journey with kidney disease November 12, 2025By Katie V. Jones Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News, Schools Daniel Devillier shared his experiences when he spoke to more than 10,000 international doctors and medical professionals at the World Transplant Congress in California. As he stood there, the only teenage speaker, he remembered thinking “How did I get here?”
Archbishop Coakley, Bishop Flores elected president and vice president of USCCB at Baltimore meetings November 11, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City and Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, were elected Nov. 11 as president and vice president, respectively, of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at the bishops’ meetings in Baltimore.
Bishops tell pope they’ll continue to stand with migrants, defend right to worship freely at Baltimore meetings November 11, 2025By OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News, Vatican In a message to Pope Leo XIV at the start of their fall plenary assembly in Baltimore, the U.S. bishops told the pope Nov. 11 that they “will continue to stand with migrants and defend everyone’s right to worship free from intimidation.”
