Bishops to elect conference secretary, chairmen for 6 committees at fall plenary in Baltimore October 12, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News When the U.S. bishops gather for their fall plenary assembly Nov. 13-16 in Baltimore, they will elect a new secretary and chairmen for six standing committees for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Archbishop Lori points to Pope Francis’ message, stresses importance of protecting environment October 11, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Environment, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori urged the faithful in the Archdiocese of Baltimore to follow Pope Francis’ recent plea to take care of the environment, noting steps the archdiocese has taken to reduce harmful impacts on the climate.
Why Catholic? Parents explain choice for Catholic education October 11, 2023By Emily Rosenthal Alster Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Catholic Review spoke with several parents about why they make sacrifices to keep their children in Catholic schools.
Oblate Sister of Providence Helene Therese Stanislaus dies at 75 October 10, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries An 11 a.m. funeral Mass for Oblate Sister of Providence Helene Therese Stanislaus will be offered Oct. 11 at the Oblate Sisters of Providence motherhouse in Arbutus. Sister Helene Therese died Sept. 30. She was 75.
Severna Park parishioner completes mission trip to Poland October 9, 2023By Jamie Hunt Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Catherine Freymann, a student at Mount de Sales Academy, visited Krakow with Clare Rowedder, a friend from Virginia. The two were the only Americans in their group of seven missionaries and two consecrated women who served as guardians for the monthlong trip.
National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton opens museum honoring life of American saint October 9, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori blessed and dedicated a new $4 million museum and visitor center at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg during a special Sept. 22 celebration recognizing the life and legacy of the first native-born American to be canonized.
Sulpician Father Michael Barré dies at 80 October 9, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sulpician Father Michael L. Barré was offered Oct. 2 at Our Lady of the Angels in Catonsville. Father Barré died Sept. 25. He was 80.
Radio Interview: Archdiocese of Baltimore and Chapter 11 October 9, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Feature, From the Archbishop, Local News, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked one-on-one with Archbishop William E. Lori about the impact of the archdiocese’s Chapter 11 reorganization and his goal to equitably compensate all victim-survivors, while continuing the mission of the church, parishes and ministries.
After campus shooting, Archbishop Lori says ways must be found to ‘channel God’s peace’ in communities October 5, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News Baltimore’s archbishop prayed that “God’s comfort and healing reaches all who experienced injury and terror” in the shooting that took place the evening of Oct. 3 on the campus of Morgan State University in the city and left five people wounded.
Father John Cunningham, former pastor of St. Thomas More and St. Jane Frances de Chantal, dies at 74 October 3, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Father John P. Cunningham, former pastor of St. Thomas More in Baltimore and St. Jane Frances de Chantal in Riviera Beach, is being remembered as a faithful priest whose insatiable intellectual curiosity gave him an encyclopedic knowledge of a wide range of subjects.
Paws for prayer at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen October 3, 2023By Yvonne Wenger Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints Following an Oct. 1 Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland, Father Justin Gough held a blessing of the animals in honor of the upcoming feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals.
For love of Grace: Mother of daughter lost to suicide battles online bullying October 3, 2023By Yvonne Wenger Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Respect Life Christine McComas has devoted herself to keeping other children safe online as a tireless advocate for legislative solutions on the state and national level and an ambassador for compassion, civility and decency on social media, inspired by Grace, whose mother described
