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Radio Interview: Archdiocese of Baltimore embraces lower age for confirmation

April 21, 2025
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Worship & Sacraments, Youth Ministry

George Matysek discusses the reasons for the change to a lower confirmation age with Stacy Golden, director of the Office of Family, Youth and Young Adult Ministry within the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Institute for Evangelization, and Kenn deMoll, director of formation and innovation at St. John in Westminster – a parish that has already implemented the lower age for confirmation as part of a pilot program.

Archbishop Lori encourages Catholics to attend April 21 Mass in memory of Pope Francis

April 21, 2025
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican

A special Mass remembering the late pontiff will be held April 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. Pope Francis died earlier that day at the age of 88.

Baltimore auxiliary bishops remember late pope with fondness

April 21, 2025
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican

Bishop Adam J. Parker and  Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., both of whom were appointed bishops by Pope Francis, are remembering their personal encounters with the late pope as inspirational moments that helped shape their ministries. 

Archbishop Lori praises Pope Francis for closeness, realism

April 21, 2025
By Christopher Gunty
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican

Archbishop William E. Lori said that Pope Francis could be readily described as a “pastoral pope,” a sense of service that he brought from his years as an archbishop in Argentina who was close to his priests and people.

Baltimore Archbishop William Lori saddened by death of Pope Francis; plans to host memorial Mass tonight

April 21, 2025
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican

Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori said April 21 that he was saddened to learn of Pope Francis’ passing and that he plans to attend his funeral as well as host a memorial Mass locally.

Rebuilt Brick Chapel in St. Mary’s City with its new interior features highlights Maryland as a birthplace of religious freedom

April 18, 2025
By Mark Zimmermann
Catholic Standard
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Religious Freedom

A major milestone for the Brick Chapel – a landmark of faith that symbolizes Maryland’s status as a birthplace of religious freedom in the United States – unfolded that day, as the chapel’s interior features were unveiled, culminating more than four decades of historical research, archaeological excavation and painstaking reconstruction work.

Conventual Franciscan Francis Lombardo, former teacher at Curley, dies at 90

April 17, 2025
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Uncategorized

A funeral Mass will be offered April 24 in Hamburg, N.Y., for Conventual Franciscan Father Francis (Frank) J. Lombardo, who taught English for five years at Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore. Father Lombardo, a priest  of the Our Lady of the Angels Province, died April 8. He was 90.

Passion Project: Icons and holy relic inspire devotion at Western Maryland parish

April 16, 2025
By Katie V. Jones
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Easter, Feature, Local News, News

The amateur artists labored on a Thursday evening in March inside the parish hall at St. Peter the Apostle in Oakland, in Garrett County. 

Top-performing students honored as Distinctive Scholars

April 16, 2025
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools

The Archdiocese of Baltimore honored the academic excellence of three seniors from each of the 17 Catholic Catholic high schools within the Archdiocese of Baltimore during the 33rd annual Distinctive Scholars Convocation, held April 10 at The Catholic High School of Baltimore.

Daughters of Charity, DePaul University expand digital collection of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s papers, letters

April 16, 2025
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Saints

 As the 50th anniversary of the canonization of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton approaches Sept. 14, many of her family’s documents are being made public digitally.

Archdiocese of Baltimore’s chrism Mass focuses on hope in jubilee year

April 15, 2025
By Christopher Gunty
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Easter, Feature, Local News, News, Worship & Sacraments

The chrism Mass is traditionally held in the archdiocese on the Monday of Holy Week. The scheduling allows priests to be with their people in their own parishes for the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper and other liturgies of the Triduum.

Joyce inaugurated as Mount St. Mary’s president; promises continued faith, excellence

April 14, 2025
By Nolan Wilkinson
Courtesy The Frederick News-Post
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News

Dr. Gerard “Jerry” Joyce was officially inaugurated as president of Mount St. Mary’s University in an April 12 ceremony to the cheers of faculty, staff and students.

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