BOOST program helps provide educational opportunities for Marylanders April 29, 2024By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Schools The BOOST (Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today) scholarship program provides funds to help students from limited-income families attend Catholic and other nonpublic schools.
Catholic Charities breaks ground on Intergenerational Center April 26, 2024By Nicole Olea Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice The West Baltimore community celebrated a historic milestone April 25 as Archbishop William E Lori led a groundbreaking ceremony for Catholic Charities of Baltimore’s new Intergenerational Center.
Impassioned voices heard at Seek the City listening session April 26, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come A steady stream of people was still flowing into Archbishop Curley High School more than 20 minutes after an April 25 listening session on the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Seek the City to Come parish reconfiguration proposal officially started.
Cathedral of Mary Our Queen added as Seek the City session site April 25, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come Due to the anticipated need for more seating, the April 30 Seek the City to Come open public session is being moved from Our Lady of Victory to the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles St. The session is scheduled for 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Mount St. Joseph’s Jordan Brathwaite looks like a lock for success at Yale on basketball court and in classroom April 25, 2024By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports As Jordan Brathwaite looks ahead to his basketball and academic career at Yale University, he sees two Catholic schools as playing a pivotal role in his preparation.
Black Catholics weigh in on Seek the City proposal April 24, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come The meeting April 23 at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore saw an overflow crowd of about 250 people come to express their response to the Seek the City to Come proposal, which could potentially alter the landscape of the Catholic Church in Baltimore City and the surrounding area of Baltimore County from 59 worship locations to 26, if it is approved.
Couples discuss importance of Catholic marriage April 24, 2024By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News The Catholic Review sat down with two couples soon to be married in the Catholic Church to find out why they want to receive the sacrament of matrimony.
Sister Mary Louise Zollars, who ministered to poor of Baltimore, dies at 91 April 22, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Daughter of Charity Sister Mary Louise Zollars was offered April 12 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg. Sister Mary Louise died April 5. She was 91.
Archdiocese of Baltimore honors Distinctive Scholars April 22, 2024By 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 18 Catholic high schools within the Archdiocese of Baltimore during the 32nd annual Distinctive Scholars Convocation, held April 18 at Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore.
Radio Interview: Who really was St. George? April 22, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints The dragon-slaying tale of St. George is most likely mythological. The saint is not. But who was this elusive figure? With the Feast of St. George coming up April 23, George Matysek talks with Hanael Bianchi, author of “St. George’s Day: A Cultural History of England’s National Holiday.”
‘You should care’: Cathedral parishioner is prominent advocate for environmental justice April 22, 2024By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Environment, Local News, News Megan Weil Latshaw is an expert in environmental justice, working to improve health through changes in the environment. She serves as associate professor and director of the master’s degree programs in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Deacon Coster, who served two decades in Westminster, dies at 91 April 19, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass will be held May 31 for Deacon John Coster at St. John in Westminster, where he ministered for two decades. He died April 2 at the age of 91 in Winter Park, Fla.
