2026 Distinctive Scholars recognized April 17, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Archdiocese of Baltimore honored three seniors from each of the 17 Catholic high schools across the Archdiocese of Baltimore during the 34th annual Distinctive Scholars Convocation held April 16 at Mercy High School in Baltimore.
Sister Marie Anna (Rose de Lima) Stelmach, O.P., dies at 80 April 17, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa Marie Anna Stelmach will be offered at 2:30 p.m. April 17 at Stair Crest Senior Living Community’s Faith and Fellowship Hall in Muskego, Wis. Sister Marie died April 8.
Archbishop Lori urges respect, dialogue after Trump-pope tensions April 16, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori on April 16 urged civility and prayer following recent public exchanges between the U.S. president and Pope Leo XIV, warning that harsh rhetoric risks deepening divisions and undermining the common good.
Catholics nurture environment in gardens, yards and beyond April 16, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Environment, Feature, Local News, News Across the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Catholics are finding creative ways to care for God’s creation, transforming parish grounds, churchyards and personal backyards into vibrant, life-giving spaces.
Xaverian Brother Charles Warthen dies at 92 April 14, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A memorial service for Xaverian Brother Charles (Dean) Warthen will be offered April 18 at 11 a.m. at the Mount St. Joseph High School Chapel in Irvington. His funeral Mass was previously offered in Virginia Beach, Va. Brother Charles died March 16. He was 92.
St. Michael-St. Clement School will close at end of academic year April 13, 2026By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools School leadership announced April 13 that St. Michael-St. Clement School in Overlea, which serves preschool through eighth grade, will not reopen in the fall for the 2026-27 academic year.
Spain’s Sagrada Familia Basilica invites visitors to see ‘Bible in stone’ April 13, 2026By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News Visitors to the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, don’t even have to go inside the basilica to be inspired. The exterior of the basilica itself is a “Bible in stone in the facades,” according to Mauricio Cortés Sierra, the lead architect for the basilica’s Tower of Christ that was completed earlier this year.
Radio Interview: Forgiveness and Divine Mercy April 13, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Our God is a merciful God, and that is ever-present especially in the sacrament of reconciliation or confession. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Father Michael DeAscanis, pastor of St. Louis Parish in Clarksville and St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fulton, about his great joy in bringing people back into communion with God through confession.
Purple Sheep Project going strong after 12 years, emphasizing joy of giving April 13, 2026By Erik Zygmont Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Local News, News, Schools For three-quarters of her life, Gabriela Huff, 16, has made her birthday about giving rather than getting.
At peace vigil, Archbishop Lori condemns threats of ‘obliterating’ a civilization April 12, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, Local News, News Echoing Pope Leo XIV’s repeated calls for an end to the war in the Middle East, Archbishop William E. Lori insisted during an April 11 prayer vigil that peace is more than the absence of conflict.
Archbishop Lori will celebrate vigil for peace April 8, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, Local News, News After President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to Iran earlier this week that threatened a “whole civilization will die” if certain conditions were not met, Archbishop William E. Lori announced he will celebrate a Vigil for Peace at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland April 11 at 6 p.m.
Fired Planned Parenthood whistleblower addresses Maryland March for Life April 8, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life On a warm April 6 evening in Annapolis, Mayra Rodriguez – Planned Parenthood’s 2016 Employee of the Year – stood before several hundred participants at the 47th annual Maryland March for Life with a starkly different message. She urged those gathered to confront what she described as the truth about abortion and its consequences.
