local news FeatureGivingLocal NewsNews Catholic Community Foundation surpasses $100 million in funds in 2022 Priscila González de DoranFebruary 25, 20224 min read After surpassing $100 million in assets in 2021, the Catholic Community Foundation has reached $120 million in investment funds in 2022. FeatureLocal NewsNewsRacial JusticeSchools Pioneering Baltimorean was nation’s first Black woman to receive an officer’s commission in the Air Force George P. Matysek Jr.February 24, 20228 min read Ortega made history by becoming the nation’s first African American woman directly commissioned as a U.S. Air Force officer. FeatureLentLocal NewsNews Five things to know about Lent Catholic ReviewFebruary 24, 20224 min read Father T. Austin Murphy Jr., pastor of Christ the King in Glen Burnie, answers five commonly asked questions as we prepare for the season of Lent, which begins March 2. Catholic CharitiesFeatureLocal NewsNews Comcast donates 50 laptops and $15,000 to Catholic Charities to empower careers Catholic Review StaffFebruary 23, 20222 min read Comcast Corporation has donated 50 laptops and $15,000 to Catholic Charities of Baltimore Feb. 23 to assist individuals in the Baltimore area in need of work and computer literacy. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSports Notre Dame Prep names soccer hall of famer Steve Powers as next athletic director Catholic Review StaffFebruary 23, 20223 min read Maryland Soccer Hall of Famer Steve Powers will join Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson as athletic director in July. FeatureLocal NewsNewsRadio Interview RADIO INTERVIEW: Reflections of a priest Catholic Review StaffFebruary 22, 20221 min read Father Michael Roach shares experiences and stories from his over 50 years of priestly ministry. Father Roach is the pastor of St. Bartholomew in Manchester, president of the board of trustees at Mount De Sales Academy in Catonsville and has taught Church history at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg for many years. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools St. Ursula fifth-grader wins national poster contest Gerry JacksonFebruary 22, 20222 min read 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. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools Loyola Blakefield announces $5 million gift Catholic Review StaffFebruary 22, 20222 min read 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. Archbishop’s MinistryEnvironmentFeatureLocal NewsNews Virtual town hall addresses environmental responsibility in Maryland Priscila González de DoranFebruary 17, 20224 min read 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. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Marylita Friia, S.S.N.D., former Baltimore principal, dies at 90 Catholic Review StaffFebruary 16, 20221 min read School Sister of Notre Dame Marylita Friia, a former principal of Archbishop Keough High School in Baltimore, died Feb. 11. She was 90. Previous 1 … 186 187 188 … 414 Next
