Sister Anne Conrad Koerner died Nov. 30. She was 94 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 73 years.

Emmet Cahill, an Irish tenor featured in the Celtic Thunder singing group, will perform a special “Christmas in Ireland” concert Dec. 4 at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baynesville.

The sport of soccer is front and center for Father Uju Okeahialam and other fans this month with the World Cup in the middle of its competition to crown the best team in the world.

More than 160 years after Irish and Italian immigrants extracted marble from a local quarry and used it to construct St. Joseph Church in the Texas enclave of Baltimore County, parish leaders are following in their founding parishioners’ footsteps.

Catholic Charities is providing free daily gifts including holiday-themed games and trivia, mini-concerts from local standouts such as The Baltimore Ravens Marching Ravens Band, a live music concert featuring Baltimore legend Ursula Ricks, and interactive baking challenges by presenting sponsor McCormick & Company.

Parishioners may see some unfamiliar faces in church during Advent and Christmas. Instead of thinking begrudgingly that they may be sitting in “your” pew, it might be better to welcome them with open arms.

Father Mark Bialek, pastor at St. John in Westminster, joins Catholic Review Radio to talk about what Advent is all about and how we can make the best of this season of spiritual preparation.

The series will take listeners through a Maryland holiday journey, sharing Christmas experiences from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore.

The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg supplied Father Brad Guillory with a first-class relic of Mother Seton, so he can bring the saint to the men and women at sea.

Calvert Hall edged Loyola Blakefield, 17-14, before an announced crowd of 8,529 at Towson University’s Johnny Unitas Stadium on Nov. 24 in the 102nd Turkey Bowl, the oldest Catholic School rivalry in the nation.