Tears and prayers greet St. Thérèse relics in Towson November 26, 2025By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints, Video Well more than 1,000 people of all ages reverently filed past the relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux during a two-day stop in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Mercy surgeons help residents get back on their feet at Helping Up Mission November 26, 2025By Kevin J. Parks Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News Michael Brown was one of about 80 men receiving free foot evaluations and footwear at Helping Up Mission in Baltimore. With clippers in hand and cases of new socks and shoes ready for distribution, Mercy’s surgical team partnered with Dick’s Sporting Goods and Royal Farms for the 2025 effort.
Maryland pilgrims bring energy and joy to NCYC 2025 November 26, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Youth Ministry Cheers erupted from the Maryland delegation at the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) Nov. 21 in Indianapolis when Mia Smothers of St. Francis de Sales in Abingdon stepped up to ask the first question during a historic livestream with Pope Leo XIV.
Governor Moore visits Our Daily Bread to thank food security partners November 26, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News Maryland Governor Wes Moore visited Our Daily Bread in Baltimore City Nov. 25 to thank local food security partners who help feed hungry Marylanders.
Relic of St. Francis of Assisi coming to Ellicott City November 25, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, Local News, News, Saints A relic of St. Francis of Assisi – a fragment of the very cord he wore around his waist – will travel from Assisi, Italy, to the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City for an outdoor live Nativity prayer service Dec. 13 at 7 p.m.
‘Makes you feel like God is here’: Archbishop Lori dedicates renovated O’Dwyer Retreat Center Chapel November 25, 2025By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The true spiritual center of the Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat Center in Sparks has been reconstructed in a way that better leads retreatants to encounter a central part of the Catholic experience: Jesus in the Eucharist.
Loyola University forensic science students help identify victim in cold case November 25, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Loyola University Maryland forensic science students recently played a pivotal role in helping identify a woman who died in 1971, bringing a family some closure in one of Howard County’s oldest homicide cold cases.
Radio Interview: A Catholic heart in legal defense November 24, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Prison Ministry, Radio Interview Catholic Review Radio host Mark Viviano talks with Baltimore-area attorney Mark Scheuerman, a devout Catholic and parishioner of St. John the Evangelist in Severna Park, whose faith is the foundation of his legal practice.
St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore seeks Adopt a Family sponsors November 24, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Local News, News, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore As the holiday season approaches, St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore is reaching out for support for its Adopt a Family program.
Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Agnes Rose McNally dies at 97 November 21, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Agnes Rose McNally was offered Nov. 14 at Our Lady of Victory in Arbutus. Sister Agnes Rose died Nov. 6 in Worcester, Mass. She was 97.
Nobel Laureate challenges young people at Loyola lecture to demand justice for Congo November 20, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice The violence is organized, systematic and serves a chilling purpose. Women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – some as young as 6 months old – endure what Dr. Denis Mukwege described as “extreme sexual violence,” their bodies used as weapons in a war fueled by the world’s insatiable demand for minerals.
Sister Katherine O’Neil, I.H.M., dies at 84 November 20, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister Katherine O’Neil (formerly known as Sister Mary St. Germaine) of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was offered Nov. 20 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Dunmore, Pa. Sister Katherine died Nov. 13. She was 84.
