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Deacon Acuña discovers renewed faith in the example of St. Dominic Savio

June 16, 2024
By Sarah Torbeck
Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2024, News, Vocations

During his diaconate year at Sacred Heart in Glyndon, Deacon Acuña has been blessed to assist his community sacramentally by performing house blessings, baptisms and other pastoral duties that are often delegated to deacons; but he admits that this has made him even more eager to receive the apostolic authority of the Church, so that he can fully serve his parish community in his vocation as Priest.

Sister M. Mercille Schneider, I.H.M., dies at 96

June 13, 2024
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

A funeral Mass for Sister M. Mercille Schneider of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was offered June 10 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Dunmore, Pa. Sister Mercille died June 3. She was 96.

Jesuit Father Thaddeus Burch, Baltimore native and physics professor, dies at 93

June 13, 2024
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

Father Thaddeus Burch, a Baltimore native and physics professor at Marquette University, died May 14. He was 93.

‘I have to be the example’: Oblate Sister of Providence is inspiration to students

June 13, 2024
By Emily Littleton
Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Vocations

Sister Mary-Pauline’s journey into religious life came about as she was helping others discern vocations in Africa. Serving as the coordinator of a vocations club in her home parish in Ghana, she researched religious communities for a girl who wanted to become a religious sister.

Franciscan Father Richard Rome to serve at St. Casimir in Canton after ordination

June 12, 2024
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations

Conventual Franciscan Father Richard Rome was ordained June 8 at St. Casimir in Canton, joining the Our Lady of the Angels Province as its newest priest of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual.

Back to basics: New stage of formation helps shape spiritually grounded seminarians

June 11, 2024
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations

Promoted by Pope Francis, the additional year of formation focuses less on academics and more on cultivating virtue and a well-tuned prayer life – along with a sense of service and fraternity.

Coming home: First-year seminarians returning to historic Paca Street location

June 11, 2024
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations

A $10 million project to open the Blessed Father Michael J. McGivney Propaedeutic House of Formation is nearing completion along Paca Street in Baltimore, with the first seminarians expected to arrive in August.

Oblate Sister Veronica de Los Santos, who helped promote cause of Mother Lange, dies at 89

June 10, 2024
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

A funeral Mass will be offered June 13 in Arbutus for Oblate Sister of Providence Veronica de Los Santos, who died May 17. She was 89 and had been a member of the Oblate Sisters of Providence for 64 years.

Radio Interview: National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

June 10, 2024
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview

Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with two of the permanent pilgrims on the Seton Route, Zoe Dongas and Amayrani Higueldo, to talk about their inspiration to make the 65-day pilgrimage and their experiences along the way.

‘He’s truly there:’ Hundreds of pilgrims process with Eucharist through Baltimore streets

June 7, 2024
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News

“Even as beautiful as this place is, even as beautiful as any church or altar or tabernacle or sacred vessel, you were created to hold God and to be the vessel that carries him into the world,” Bishop Lewandowski said, “so that the world might know his loving presence, his grace, his goodness, his mercy and his salvation.”

Eucharistic pilgrims inspired by Bread of Life – and food truck fare

June 7, 2024
By Katie V. Jones
Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News

As a stop on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, the cathedral hosted vespers and eucharistic preaching by Father Patalinghug, who switched from his robes to an apron to work in his Grace and Grub Food Truck as soon as the liturgy ended.

Our Lady of Pompei has 100-year history of serving immigrant communities

June 7, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Parish Anniversary 2024

During a special June 2 Mass commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first Mass inside the completed church, Archbishop William E. Lori highlighted the faith community’s long history of welcoming others and its commitment to the Eucharist.