local news Local NewsNewsObituaries 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. Disaster ReliefFeatureLocal NewsNewsRadio Interview 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. Archbishop’s MinistryFeatureLocal NewsNewsRadio Interview 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. Local NewsNewsObituaries 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. Local NewsNewsObituaries 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. CollegesFeatureLocal NewsNewsObituariesSchools 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. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries 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. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries 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. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Agnes Welch, former member of Baltimore City Council, dies at 99 Adriana MontesJanuary 3, 20242 min read Agnes Welch, a devout member of St. Edward Parish and former member of the Baltimore City Council from West Baltimore, died Dec. 26 at the age of 99 at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Arts & CultureFeatureLocal NewsNews Calvert Hall grad recovered stolen art, artifacts over two-decade career with the FBI Erik ZygmontJanuary 2, 20247 min read Robert Wittman, who grew up in Baltimore’s Hamilton neighborhood and received the sacraments at nearby St. Dominic Church and his grade school education at the former parish school, has recovered countless artifacts and pieces of art, including works by Rembrandt, Goya, Manet and Rodin. Previous 1 … 130 131 132 … 439 Next
