The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced March 4 that five of its Catholic schools – Immaculate Conception School (Towson), Our Lady of Perpetual Help School (Ellicott City), St. John the Evangelist School (Severna Park), St. Joseph School (Cockeysville) and St. Mary’s School (Annapolis) – have advanced to the next level of the Blue Ribbon application process.

Ramona Trevino shared her story during five recent prayer vigils in Maryland sponsored by 40 Days for Life.

Frances Marie Whitney, the mother of Auxiliary Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., died March 2 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was 79.

The students were among an estimated 500 representatives of area Catholic schools who participated in the annual Maryland State Police Cool Schools Polar Bear Plunge benefitting the Maryland Special Olympics.

In advance of the March 11 Maryland March for Life in Annapolis, the Catholic Review talks with Erin Younkins about the many ways Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are supporting a culture of life.

The annual Maryland March for Life begins with a 4:30 p.m. youth rally on the campus of St. Mary on Duke of Gloucester Street. Baltimore Auxiliary Bishop Adam J. Parker will celebrate a 5:30 p.m. Mass in the church that will be concelebrated by Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala.

The 25th annual Catholic Men’s Fellowship of Maryland Conference will be held March 9 at St. Philip Neri in Linthicum from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Jesuit Father Frank R. Haig, a beloved professor of physics at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore and a former president of two Jesuit universities, died Feb. 28.

St. Frances overcame a nine-point halftime deficit and rallied for a 58-53 victory over upstart Archbishop Spalding in the title game March 3 at Goucher College.

The archdiocese is inviting parishioners and parish leaders to voice their opinions as the Catholic Church continues a three-year process of reflection, listening and dialogue to refine its mission and direction.