Chicago archbishop apologizes for Farrakhan visit to Catholic Church May 19, 2019By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, World News The archbishop of Chicago apologized to the local Jewish community after a priest in the city invited the leader of the Nation of Islam to speak at his church, days after he was banned from Facebook for what it called hate speech.
Calvert Hall, Curley claim MIAA lacrosse titles with dominant performances May 18, 2019By Todd Karpovich Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Calvert Hall became the first lacrosse program to win three straight A Conference championships since the early 1950s with its 17-5 defeat of St. Mary’s.
Garrett County parishioners maintain strong faith, serve others May 16, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Faces of Faith, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate Jean and Bill Schrider are active parishioners at Western Maryland’s St. Peter the Apostle in Oakland who volunteer in hospice ministry.
Archdiocese, Review Board release 2018 reports on child and youth protection May 15, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News More than 30,000 adults and 39,000 children received safe environment training in the 2018 fiscal year, according to the annual child protection report from the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Sister Jane Marie Otterson, D.C., served parishes, outreaches in Baltimore Archdiocese May 15, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered May 4 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg for Sister Jane Marie Otterson, D.C., who gave 71 years to her vocation as a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. Sister Jane Marie died April 29, at age 93.
Sister Sheila O’Friel, D.C., served in Emmitsburg May 15, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered May 4 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg for Sister Sheila O’Friel, a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul for 65 years.
Meet the 14 men who will be ordained permanent deacons May 15, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: #IamCatholic, deacons, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Meet the 14 men who will be ordained permanent deacons during a 10 a.m. liturgy at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland May 25.
SSNDs celebrate their religious community’s 185th jubilee May 14, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The School Sisters of Notre Dame in the Archdiocese of Baltimore marked the 185th anniversary of the founding of their religious community with a celebration at Columbus Gardens in Perry Hall May 7.
Mount de Sales finishes strong to take another track and field title; Gilmore shines on boys’ side May 13, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Mount de Sales Academy surged to another IAAM track and field championship, while Loyola Blakefield’s Camden Gilmore finished his prep career with an MIAA distance sweep.
Archbishop Lori calls four new transitional deacons to be ‘gentle in ministry’ May 13, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Archbishop William E. Lori ordained four men to the transitional diaconate May 11 at the Baltimore Basilica.
Archdiocesan leaders respond to pope’s reforms on accountability May 9, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori welcomed Pope Francis’ May 9 document clarifying and revising norms and procedures for holding bishops and religious superiors accountable in protecting minors as well as in protecting members of religious orders and seminarians from abuse. “I welcome his motu proprio, ‘Vos Estis Lux Mundi’(‘You Are the Light of the World’), which creates new church law establishing uniform and universal requirements for allegations of child sexual abuse, as well as for those who abuse their authority, including bishops,” Archbishop Lori said.
Baltimore Archdiocese spelling bee has middle-schoolers abuzz May 9, 2019By Mary K. Tilghman Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The competition brought 38 middle school-age students from across the archdiocese – all winners of separate spelling bees at their respective schools – to Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Ellicott City.
