Evangelization at heart of Seek the City to Come plan May 22, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come As new parishes emerge from the recently unveiled Seek the City to Come plan for revitalizing the Catholic Church in the Baltimore metropolitan area, archdiocesan leaders are encouraging the newly forming faith communities to embrace an approach to evangelization that emulates the spirit of the apostolic age.
What happens to real estate, items after church closures? May 22, 2024By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come An archdiocesan leadership committee is in the process of interviewing companies to catalog and photograph items and property in the 61 parishes involved in the Seek the City initiative. Those items include everything from chalices to altars, pews, statues, paintings and Stations of the Cross images.
Jesuit Father Charles Sullivan, Baltimore native and Loyola graduate, dies at 84 May 21, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Jesuit Father Charles Delano Sullivan, a Baltimore native who taught and coached for nearly 50 years in Bronx, N.Y., died May 13 of Parkinson’s disease. A funeral Mass will be offered May 22, 11 a.m., at Fordham University Church in the Bronx. He was 84.
Survivors of abuse address court for second time in bankruptcy process May 20, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Bankruptcy, Child & Youth Protection, Local News, News Eight survivors of sexual abuse by clergy and religious in the Archdiocese of Baltimore spoke during a court hearing May 20 as part of the archdiocese’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, providing a sometimes-gruesome look into the decades of impact on their lives.
Resurrection finds it was worth wait as parish celebrates renewed church May 20, 2024By Gary Lambrecht Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The culmination of a long wait for a new worship space finally happened for patient parishioners May 17 in Ellicott City, where 700 filled the fully renovated and reconstructed Church of the Resurrection to celebrate a new beginning.
Mass remembers workers killed in Baltimore bridge collapse, sailors and seafarers May 20, 2024By Miguel Vivanco OSV News Filed Under: Bridge Collapse, Feature, Local News, News The annual “Mass for the Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Mariners and People of the Sea” celebrated at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington honored the memory of six Hispanic workers who lost their lives in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
Radio Interview: Mass on the MV Dali May 20, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Bridge Collapse, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Bishop Adam Parker about the experience of getting onto the Dali and the importance of praying for the crew, their families and those who died in the accident.
Archbishop Lori ordains six transitional and two permanent deacons in joyful celebration May 19, 2024By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: deacons, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated the liturgy at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland during Mass packed with family and friends and occasionally rocked with applause and cheers.
Latin Mass to have permanent home at St. Alphonsus; will end at Hagerstown parish in August May 17, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate, Worship & Sacraments The celebration of the Mass in the extraordinary form (also known as the Traditional Latin Mass) in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will be entrusted solely to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, effective Aug. 1.
27 spellers go through 200 words at archdiocese spelling bee May 17, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Meqdim Abera, a fifth-grader from Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Ellicott City, won the Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic School Spelling Bee for the second year in a row, correctly spelling the word “paraffin.”
Archdiocese of Baltimore’s wellness retreat shines a light on mental health May 16, 2024By Katie V. Jones Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News In addressing more than 200 people at the St. Dymphna Mental Wellness Retreat at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg May 15, Deacon Ed Shoener pointed out that St. Elizabeth Ann Seton faced her own challenges dealing with the inevitable stresses of life.
Archbishop Lori announces appointments, including eight retirements May 16, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop Lori announces appointments, including eight retirements
