Radio Interview: Faith and America’s pastime – ‘Baseball: Beyond Belief’ March 23, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Sports Catholic Review Editor and Host Chris Gunty speaks with filmmaker John Scheinfeld, writer and director of the new documentary Baseball Beyond Belief. Inspired by John Sexton’s bestselling book “Baseball as a Road to God: Seeing Beyond the Game,” the film explores how faith, ritual, doubt, and community shape both spiritual life and baseball fandom.
Pregnancy center director’s vision offers hope over fear March 23, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Stories like Franzoni’s are the reason Cindi Ritter spent two decades leading Pregnancy Center North. As executive director, Ritter helped shape the center into a place designed to meet women in their most vulnerable moments – and walk alongside them long after that first appointment. Ritter retired Dec. 31.
New director answers call at Pregnancy Center North March 23, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Rachel Soto now leads Pregnancy Center North as its executive director, stepping into the role Jan. 1. She succeeds her friend and mentor, Cindi Ritter.
Loyola University Maryland receives $3 million to boost internships, support faculty formation March 20, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Local News, News Loyola University Maryland announced it received a $3 million gift from Kelly Bryan Rizzo (Class of 1998) and Dan Rizzo (Class of 1999) that will help strengthen student career development and faculty formation.
Loyola University Maryland honors Archbishop Lori with Andrew White Medal March 20, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come Archbishop William E. Lori arrived at Loyola University Maryland March 17 with little green to show for St. Patrick’s Day other than a pair of cufflinks he rarely wears.
Parishes from Archdiocese of Baltimore help Haiti in time of crisis March 19, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Missions, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore entered a partnership with the Diocese of Gonaïves in Haiti in 1997, encouraging parishes to form relationships with Haitian parishes and schools through spiritual, financial and hands-on support. Annual visits were once common, with parishioners traveling to Haiti to assist with projects and participate in Mass.
Registration opens for National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s public events March 18, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News Registration for public events during the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage opened March 18, revealing abundant opportunities for Catholics to join the nine “perpetual pilgrims” traveling the East Coast route from Florida to Maine that culminates in an Independence Day weekend celebration in Philadelphia and includes a stop in Baltimore.
At Maryland conference, more than 800 Catholic men challenged to build ‘heroic friendships’ March 17, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News Speaking at the Catholic Men’s Fellowship of Maryland Conference, the Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus urged men to build faith-filled relationships that help one another live out God’s calling.
Weather concerns cancel March for Life, cause early dismissals March 16, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Due to the threat of severe weather, including possible tornadoes, hail and strong winds, the March 16 Maryland March for Life has been cancelled and several school systems are closing early.
Radio Interview: Pro-life deacons; Catholic Radio on WMET March 16, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Respect Life Catholic Review Associate Publisher Christopher Gunty has two guests. First up is Deacon Kevin Cummings of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, talking about the ministry he and other members of Deacons of Hope started to create residential homes for unwed women. In the second segment, Joseph Schuler, development director at WMET Radio, talks about his journey of faith and how his son’s traumatic brain injury led Joseph to the “heroic mission” of working to spread the word of God over the airwaves.
New rule affecting visas seen as ‘positive step’ by foreign-born priests March 16, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News The change means that when a priest’s visa runs out, he can travel abroad briefly to renew it and return without a prolonged absence – helping parishes maintain stability in a time of growing priest shortages.
Sister parishes unite congregations March 16, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News According to Julie St. Croix, director of the Office of Parish Renewal within the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Institute for Evangelization, 62 parishes participate in the archdiocese’s sister parish program. The idea is to create “a multi-level active connection between two parishes to see themselves as one,” she said.
