Monsignor Tewes, former pastor and mentor to future priests, dies May 4, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A much-loved priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Monsignor Tewes served as an associate pastor and then pastor of what is now New All Saints in Liberty Heights from 1963 to 1974. He was then pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption in Govans from 1974 to 1984, St. Michael in Overlea from 1984 to 1992 and Our Lady of Hope from 1992 to 2000.
Outside the Supreme Court, Catholics join diverse chorus on abortion May 4, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News Crowds arrived in Washington shortly after the online news site Politico published a report late May 2 from a leaked draft opinion signaling that the majority of Supreme Court justices seem set to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 legal decision that legalized abortion in the country.
Baltimore area Catholic high schools add special touch to acceptance letters May 4, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Uncategorized Catholic high school admissions directors and administrators throughout the area take extra care to make their acceptance letters a little bit more of a special moment for the anxious applicants.
Archdiocese of Baltimore names teachers of year May 3, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Kristin Urbanski, Anna O’Day and Kevin Ford were named the 2022 Archdiocesan and Independent Catholic School Teachers of the Year May 3.
Pope tells Russian patriarch they are not ‘clerics of the state’ May 3, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Warning that the Russian Orthodox patriarch should not “turn himself into Putin’s altar boy,” Pope Francis also said he would like to go to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin in an attempt to end the conflict in Ukraine.
Leaked draft of Supreme Court opinion indicates overturn of Roe decision May 3, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court appears set to overturn its Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion for nearly 50 years, according to a leaked initial draft of a court opinion obtained by Politico and published online the evening of May 2.
James Sellinger, chancellor of education, will retire June 30 May 2, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools James B. Sellinger, chancellor of education for the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Department of Catholic Schools for nearly eight years, will retire June 30, Archbishop William E. Lori announced May 2.
Mount St. Mary’s University joining Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference July 1 May 2, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Sports Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg is joining the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference July 1, the university announced May 2.
‘Rise Up!’ event rises above expectations for participants May 2, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Youth Ministry “Rise Up! Middle School Day” at Mount St. Joseph High School in Irvington May 1 featured a day of games, faith and fellowship. More than 175 middle school students and their parents from 27 parishes from across the Archdiocese of Baltimore participated in the day-long event.
RADIO INTERVIEW: The life and spirituality of St. Charles de Foucauld May 2, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints Sister Cathy Wright, a Little Sister of Jesus and author of “St. Charles de Foucauld: His Life and Spirituality,” joins us to talk about the amazing life of a man who was a cavalry officer in the French Army, an explorer, a reformed sinner, a hermit and a priest who showed the importance of what Pope Francis has called a “culture of encounter.”
Schools deal with effects of pandemic May 2, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools While the return to all in-person learning in the 2021-22 academic year was greeted with sighs of relief by many throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore, it was not without some level of anxiety among students.
Archbishop Lori helps move Catholic education forward May 1, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop Lori Milestones, Feature, Local News, News, Schools When the long-awaited Mother Mary Lange Catholic School opened its doors in West Baltimore in 2021 as the first new Catholic school built in the city in 60 years, Archbishop William E. Lori walked into every classroom from pre-k to eighth grade to greet students.
