Radio Interview: Bishop Adam J. Parker takes more listener questions in ‘Ask a Bishop’ June 2, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, CR Radio, Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Bishop Adam J. Parker, auxiliary bishop of Baltimore, returns for another installment of Catholic Review Radio’s popular “Ask a Bishop” series. In this episode, Bishop Parker takes on a wide range of listener questions gathered from Catholic events across the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Notre Dame of Maryland University announces its 15th president June 1, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Dr. Abagail “Abby” Van Vlerah was named the 15th president of Notre Dame of Maryland University (NDMU) June 1. She will begin her new role July 6 after Dr. Marylou Yam, NDUM’s current president, retires June 30.
Monsignor Paul Cook remembered for devotion to parishioners and leadership in Archdiocese of Baltimore May 28, 2026By Susan Hines-Brigger Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor Paul Cook, former longtime pastor of St. Joseph in Cockeysville, was remembered as being deeply attentive, compassionate and personally invested in the lives of the people he served during 37 years at the Baltimore County parish.
Get ready for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s stops in the Archdiocese of Baltimore May 27, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News Catholics from across Maryland will have an opportunity this June to take part in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage as it passes through the Archdiocese of Baltimore on its way from Florida, up the East Coast to Maine and then to Philadelphia as part of celebrations surrounding America’s 250th anniversary.
Radio Interview: From Russian prince to American frontier priest May 26, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview In the early years of the Catholic Church in the United States, few figures were as unlikely – or as fascinating – as Prince Demetrius Augustin Gallitzin. Born into Russian nobility with Catherine the Great as his godmother, Gallitzin became a Catholic priest on the American frontier, earning the title “Apostle of the Alleghenies.”
From Queen City to crossroads May 26, 2026By Katie V. Jones OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate The city still bears its old nickname, “Queen City,” and the bones of its former greatness are still visible.
‘Traveling museum’ from Catholic Charities will visit Baltimore June 2-3 May 25, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News The traveling museum has already visited cities in New York, Connecticut and Vermont and will stop at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland June 2 and 3.
Archbishop William E. Lori has announced the appointment of new pastors and the assignments of permanent deacons May 24, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori announces the following appointments:
Former Baltimore pathologist professes perpetual vows with Children of Mary May 22, 2026By Jenna Mattern Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Dr. Emily Wilding spent her career as an anatomic pathologist diagnosing disease through the close study of the body’s tissues. Through prayer and eucharistic devotion, she discerned a different calling – and left medicine for religious life as Sister Imelda Joy.
Monsignor Joseph Lizor, oldest priest in Baltimore archdiocese and former Edgemere pastor, dies at 94 May 21, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor Joseph Lizor Jr., the oldest priest in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and a former longtime Baltimore County pastor known for his unwavering devotion to parishioners, died May 18. He was 94.
Bishop John H. Ricard, first Black bishop of Baltimore and Pensacola-Tallahassee, dies at 86 May 21, 2026By Barb Fraze Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Retired Bishop John H. Ricard, the first Black bishop of both the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Fla., and a nationally respected advocate for racial justice, May 20. He was 86.
Loyola receives $500,000 grant for York Road trust-building initiative May 20, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Loyola University Maryland has received a $500,000 Trust in Practice Award from the Aspen Institute’s Alliance for Social Trust and Allstate to launch Rooted in Trust, a new initiative aimed at strengthening social trust along the York Road corridor in North Baltimore.
