Hawk Lance, a fifth-grade student at St. Ursula School in Parkville, won a national award for the Keeping Christ in Christmas poster contest sponsored by the Catholic War Veterans.

Leaders of Loyola Blakefield announced Feb. 22 that Patrick and Michele Connor have committed to a $5 million gift to the Jesuit school in Towson.

The Maryland Catholic Conference hosted a virtual town hall Feb. 15 to discuss the responsibility of Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore to care for creation in Maryland.

School Sister of Notre Dame Marylita Friia, a former principal of Archbishop Keough High School in Baltimore, died Feb. 11. She was 90.

Audrey Powers, vice president of mission and flight operations for Blue Origin, journeyed into space Oct. 13 aboard New Shepard as part of a team that included actor William Shatner.

Redemptorist Father John P. Lavin, a pioneering leader in Hispanic ministry within the Archdiocese of Baltimore and a former pastor of the Catholic Community of St. Michael and St. Patrick in Fells Point, died Feb. 12 at Stella Maris in Timonium. He was 80.

Archbishop William E. Lori has announced clergy appointments, including changes at four Baltimore-area parishes.

For the first time in 27 years, the Franciscan Center of Baltimore is undergoing a major renovation that will provide a culinary training kitchen and a more hospitable environment for shared meals.

Many folks don’t know that some of the biggest scientific discoveries – including the Big Bang Theory – have been made by people of faith. This week on Catholic Review Radio, Editor Christopher Gunty talks with three Catholics about the intersection of faith and science.

Archbishop William E. Lori has made several leadership appointments at the Catholic Center in Baltimore.