Catholic Review wins 53 awards for 2023 work, captures top prizes from MDDC again June 26, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, Local News, News Catholic Review Media received 53 awards from various press associations for work published in 2023, including top honors from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association as News Organization of the Year for the sixth year in a row.
Our Lady’s Center begins renovation effort in its 50th year June 26, 2024By Eileen Hiebler Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Just in time for its 50th anniversary, Our Lady’s Center in Ellicott City is undergoing a significant renovation that the center’s leaders believe will enhance the worship space, encourage more visitors and ensure that the space is well-maintained.
Bon Secours Sister Kathleen Moroney dies at 91 June 26, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Bon Secours Sister Kathleen Moroney will be offered June 26 at the Sisters of Bon Secours Chapel at the Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center in Marriottsville.
Sister Joan Marie Thompson, I.H.M., dies at 85 June 26, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister Joan Marie Thompson (formerly known as Sister M. St. Vincent) of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was offered June 21 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Dunmore, Pa. Sister Joan Marie died June 16. She was 85.
Archbishop Lori announces July appointments, including new pastors and administrators June 25, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop Lori announces appointments, including new pastors and administrators.
Govans parish has 175-year history of ‘valuing differences’ June 25, 2024By Gary Lambrecht Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Parish Anniversary 2024 Not even the anger and sadness that have hit the congregation since the archdiocese finalized the Seek the City to Come plan that includes the merger of St. Mary with the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland Dec. 1 – during St. Mary’s 175th year – can keep the parish family from appreciating what it has had together.
Archdiocese of Baltimore celebrates ordination of six new priests June 24, 2024By Kurt Jensen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Joyous applause rang out during several moments in the nearly two-and-a-half-hour Mass, especially after the Communion prayer when nearly 2,000 people accepted Archbishop William E. Lori’s invitation to show their love for the newly ordained priests
Radio Interview: Safe Streets program counters violence in Baltimore City June 24, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview George Matysek looks at Safe Streets with Kevin Keegan, who leads Catholic Charities’ Family Services Division, under which Safe Streets is housed.Also joining the interview is Greg Marshburn, director of Catholic Charities’ four Safe Streets sites.
Baltimore Catholic League inducts 10 into 2024 Hall of Fame class June 21, 2024By Todd Karpovich Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports John Calipari, a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, was the keynote speaker at the Baltimore Catholic League Hall of Fame ceremony at Turf Valley Resort. The BCL honored 10 of its standouts at the ceremony and banquet.
All are welcome as St. Matthew celebrates 75th anniversary June 21, 2024By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Parish Anniversary 2024 According to longtime parishioner Jo Anne Stanton, “All are Welcome” is not just a slogan, but a way of life for the community of St. Matthew in Northwood, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.
Deacon Watson sees church as beacon of hope to world June 21, 2024By Emily Littleton Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2024, News, Vocations For Deacon Zachary Essex Watson, ministering as a priest for the Archdiocese of Baltimore will be an opportunity to serve a church he calls a beacon of hope to the world.
Missionary zeal dwells in the heart of Deacon Suarez June 20, 2024By Sarah Torbeck Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2024, News, Vocations The idea of an itinerant preacher, traveling through the mountains on horseback to deliver the Good News of the Gospel, may seem like a cinematic ideal; but for Deacon Lenin Andres Suarez, it was the way he spent most of his seminary holidays in the Andes Mountains of Colombia.
