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Baltimore takes lead role as SEEK24 Conference ignites spiritual growth
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Baltimore takes lead role as SEEK24 Conference ignites spiritual growth

Adriana MontesJanuary 9, 20244 min read
SEEK24 took center stage in downtown St. Louis Jan. 1-5, attracting more than 20,000 attendees from the Catholic Church, with the Archdiocese of Baltimore taking a leading role and securing its position as the largest sending diocese on the East Coast.
Seek the City workshop focuses on improving community service
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Seek the City workshop focuses on improving community service

Adriana MontesJanuary 9, 20243 min read
A diverse assembly of parishioners from Baltimore and Maryland united at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Northwood Jan. 7 for the Seek the City Visioning Workshop to participate in shaping the future of the Catholic community.
Franciscan Father Joachim Giermek, 118th successor of St. Francis of Assisi, dies at 80 in Ellicott City
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Franciscan Father Joachim Giermek, 118th successor of St. Francis of Assisi, dies at 80 in Ellicott City

Catholic Review StaffJanuary 8, 20242 min read
Father Joachim Anthony Giermek, only the third Friar from the United States to serve as minister general of the Conventual Franciscans, died Jan. 5 in Ellicott City. The member of the Franciscan Friars of Our Lady of the Angels Province and former teacher at Archbishop Curley High School in Northeast Baltimore was 80.
Radio Interview: Catholic Relief Services and Global Emergencies
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Radio Interview: Catholic Relief Services and Global Emergencies

Catholic Review StaffJanuary 8, 20241 min read
Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Caroline Brennan, emergency communications director for Catholic Relief Services about the urgent crisis in the Holy Land, especially Gaza, as well as other regions affected by drought, famine and conflict that we don’t hear much about on the daily news.
Radio Interview: Year End Review with Archbishop Lori
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Radio Interview: Year End Review with Archbishop Lori

Catholic Review StaffJanuary 8, 20241 min read
It has been a year of ups and downs for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Archbishop William E. Lori about vocations, the Eucharistic Revival Project, the archdiocese’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, the environment and more for our year-end review, and a look ahead to 2024.
Xaverian Brother Thomas Murphy, who ministered to poor in Baltimore, dies at 95
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Xaverian Brother Thomas Murphy, who ministered to poor in Baltimore, dies at 95

Catholic Review StaffJanuary 5, 20242 min read
Xaverian Brother Thomas Murphy, who ministered to the poor for several years in Baltimore, died Dec. 12. He was 95.
Jesuit Father James O’Brien, a former Loyola Blakefield instructor, dies at 96
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Jesuit Father James O’Brien, a former Loyola Blakefield instructor, dies at 96

Catholic Review StaffJanuary 5, 20242 min read
Jesuit Father James O’Brien, a Baltimore resident and former teacher at what is now Loyola Blakefield, died Dec. 23. He was 96.
Father Thomas Ryan, dedicated school chaplain, dies at 79
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Father Thomas Ryan, dedicated school chaplain, dies at 79

Kurt JensenJanuary 4, 20244 min read
Father Thomas Ryan, a Pittsburgh native whose nearly 50 years of ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore was highlighted by chaplain posts at Archbishop Spalding High School and Johns Hopkins University, died of cancer Jan. 2. He was 79.
Jesuit Father Francis O’Connor, former rector at Loyola U., dies at 99
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Jesuit Father Francis O’Connor, former rector at Loyola U., dies at 99

Catholic Review StaffJanuary 4, 20242 min read
Jesuit Father Francis M. O’Connor, who served at St. Ignatius in Baltimore and was a former rector at what is now Loyola University Maryland, died Dec. 23. He was 99.
Redemptorist Father Andrew Carr, who served in Fells Point and Highlandtown, dies at 94
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Redemptorist Father Andrew Carr, who served in Fells Point and Highlandtown, dies at 94

Catholic Review StaffJanuary 4, 20242 min read
A funeral Mass for Redemptorist Father Andrew W. Carr was offered Dec. 11 at Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown. Father Carr, whose last assignment was at Sacred Heart of Jesus, died Dec. 7 at the St. John Neumann Community at Stella Maris in Timonium. He was 94.
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