local news Local NewsNewsObituariesWestern Vicariate Capuchin Franciscan Father Benjamin Madden, Cumberland native, dies at 90 Catholic Review StaffAugust 9, 20231 min read A funeral Mass for Capuchin Franciscan Father Benjamin Madden was offered July 21 at the Shrine of Ss. Peter and Paul in Cumberland. FeatureGun ViolenceLocal NewsNews Archdiocese of Baltimore’s gun buyback effort takes 362 firearms off the streets, promotes peace and hope Gary LambrechtAugust 7, 202315 min read The archdiocese raised more than $50,000 to finance the buyback event. Police officers exchanged cash and gift cards for weapons retrieved from the trunks of vehicles that formed a continuous, long line for several hours, wrapped around Edmondson Village Shopping Center. FeatureLocal NewsNewsRadio InterviewSeek the City to Come Radio Interview: An update on the Seek the City pastoral planning initiative for Baltimore Catholic Review StaffAugust 7, 20231 min read George Matysek interviews Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, C.Ss.R, urban vicar for the Archdiocese of Baltimore; and Geri Byrd, director of Seek the City, a two-year pastoral planning effort launched last year concerning the future of all 57 parishes in Baltimore City and several in Baltimore County. FeatureLocal NewsNewsWorld Youth Day Portugal 2023 Baltimore pilgrims enthralled by journey to Lisbon for World Youth Day Gerry JacksonAugust 7, 20237 min read The Baltimore group of more than 50 had a packed 11-day itinerary, arriving in Lisbon July 29 and taking a city tour, including stops at Belem Tower, Jeronimos Monastery and St. Anthony of Padua Church. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Longtime Cockeysville deacon dies at 86 Mary K. TilghmanAugust 7, 20233 min read Deacon Edward Conway Sullivan Jr., who served at St. Joseph in Cockeysville for more than 20 years, is being remembered for his “generous, generous heart” and his devotion to his parish. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Sister Jeanne Albrittain, I.H.M., dies at 90 Catholic Review StaffAugust 4, 20231 min read An 11 a.m. funeral Mass for Sister Jeanne Albrittain of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary will be offered Aug. 7 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Dunmore, Pa. Sister Jeanne, formerly known as Sister Mary Anton, died July 23. She was 90. FeatureGun ViolenceLocal NewsNews 5 Things to Know About the Aug. 5 Community Peacebuilding & Resource Fair, featuring a gun buyback Catholic Review StaffAugust 2, 20236 min read With more than $50,000 raised from Catholic parishes and individual donors, the Archdiocese of Baltimore is organizing a gun buyback and resource fair featuring a dozen community-based partners on Saturday, Aug. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m at Edmondson Village Shopping Center in West Baltimore. Deaf MinistryFeatureLocal NewsNews Deaf priest becomes new archdiocesan chaplain for deaf ministry Christopher GuntyAugust 1, 20236 min read Father Michael Depcik, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales who is deaf, said that since deafness is invisible, it’s easy to overlook fellow Catholics who are deaf. FeatureLocal NewsMissionsNewsRadio InterviewVocations Radio Interview: New religious community serves Baltimore’s forgotten people of the streets Catholic Review StaffJuly 31, 20231 min read Four members of the Sisters Poor of Jesus Christ are stationed at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. George Matysek talks with Sister Giovana of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, a 26-year-old religious sister from Brazil who serves as the local superior of the Baltimore apostolate, known as St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Mission. FeatureGun ViolenceLocal NewsNews Faith and civic partners will offer gun buyback Aug. 5 Christopher GuntyJuly 31, 20237 min read Faith and civic organizations will unite to host a gun buyback program at Edmondson Village Shopping Center Aug. 5 in an attempt to get guns off the streets of Baltimore. Previous 1 … 147 148 149 … 439 Next
