local news FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools New leaders named for 2023-24 school year in Archdiocese of Baltimore Mitzy DerasAugust 30, 20234 min read Educators have been named to new leadership positions for the 2023-24 academic year in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools New school year kicks off with enrollment boost in Catholic schools Catholic Review StaffAugust 28, 20239 min read Excited banter filled the hallways of St. Philip Neri School in Linthicum Aug. 28 as students caught up with friends they hadn’t seen since the end of the last school year and met new teachers on the first day of school in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Black Catholic MinistryFeatureLocal NewsNewsRacial Justice Gwynn Oak Unity Festival a reminder of the work done to dismantle racism – and the work that’s left to do Yvonne WengerAugust 28, 20235 min read In the spot where his brother priests were arrested 60 years earlier for helping to desegregate a Baltimore County amusement park, Auxiliary Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., offered a prayer to heal racial divisions Aug. 27. FeatureLocal NewsNewsRadio InterviewSocial Justice Radio Interview: ‘The Mother Teresa of Honduras’ – Sister Maria Rose Leggol Catholic Review StaffAugust 28, 20231 min read Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty chatted with Jessica Sarowitz, executive producer, and Nicole Bernaardi-Reis, director, of “With This Light,” about Sister Maria Rosa Leggol and her legacy. Catholic CharitiesFeatureLocal NewsNewsSports Catholic Charities’ Dragon Boat races returning to Inner Harbor Todd KarpovichAugust 28, 20235 min read Teams will go head-to-head in all-day elimination Dragon Boat races to raise funds for Catholic Charities’ human service programs that benefit children and families, seniors, people affected by poverty, immigrants and individuals with intellectual disabilities. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools Schools convocation radiates joy in Christ Christopher GuntyAugust 25, 202311 min read With arriving teachers rocking out to the Archbishop Curley Drum Line, the St. John Regional Catholic School Choir from Frederick leading songs at Mass and several awards celebrations, the 2023 Catholic Education Convocation Aug. 24 prepared teachers and staff members for Monday’s opening of the Catholic school year. FeatureLocal NewsNewsRacial JusticeSchoolsVideo St. Frances Academy empowers future Black pilots with Ortega Flight Academy Mary K. TilghmanAugust 25, 20236 min read Autumn Marlow is the first student in the Dr. Sandy Ortega Flight Academy, a new enrichment program offered at St. Frances Academy in East Baltimore. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Dorothy Yancey, O.S.P., dies at 95 Catholic Review StaffAugust 24, 20231 min read A funeral Mass for Oblate Sister of Providence Dorothy Yancey was offered Aug. 22 at the Oblate Sisters of Providence motherhouse in Arbutus. Sister Dorothy died Aug. 13. She was 95. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchoolsSportsWestern Vicariate Cumberland high school basketball tournament shutting down after 63 years Catholic Review StaffAugust 23, 20233 min read A Catholic high school basketball tournament in Cumberland, billed as one of the most prestigious in the nation, is going on hiatus, according to tournament organizers. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools Seton Shrine young interpreters bring history to life for visitors Danielle BeanAugust 23, 20236 min read Starting in September, people will be able to visit a new $4 million museum and visitors center dedicated to telling the story of Mother Seton in new and engaging ways. Previous 1 … 114 115 116 … 408 Next