local news FeatureLocal NewsNewsRadio Interview RADIO INTERVIEW: Faith and Science Catholic ReviewFebruary 14, 20221 min read 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. FeatureLocal NewsNewsUncategorized Archdiocese of Baltimore appoints new directors Priscila González de DoranFebruary 14, 20224 min read Archbishop William E. Lori has made several leadership appointments at the Catholic Center in Baltimore. Consecrated LifeFeatureLocal NewsNews Dominican sisters’ remains relocated to New Cathedral Cemetery Gerry JacksonFebruary 11, 20225 min read Twenty-six Dominican Sisters of the Perpetual Rosary who dedicated their lives to constant prayer have a new resting place in New Cathedral Cemetery in West Baltimore. CoronavirusFeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools Catholic schools in Archdiocese of Baltimore moving to optional masking where permitted George P. Matysek Jr.February 11, 20225 min read Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will adopt an optional mask policy effective Feb. 14 in most jurisdictions that do not mandate masks in schools. The new policy replaces a previous requirement that masks be worn in all Catholic schools. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Sister Mary Harper, R.S.M., poet, chaplain and counselor, dies at 80 Priscila González de DoranFebruary 10, 20224 min read Religious Sister of Mercy Mary Harper, who served as chaplain and counselor at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore for nearly three decades and as a counselor to homeless women in Baltimore, died Feb. 2 at Springwell Senior Living in Mount Washington. She was 80. FeatureLocal NewsMaryland General AssemblyNews Virtual lobby night: Catholics urged to advocate for issues Catholic Review StaffFebruary 10, 20222 min read The Maryland Catholic Conference’s usual day for citizens to advocate at the state Legislature will again be done virtually for 2022, due to coronavirus restrictions. A new option this year is for constituents to send a brief video message to a legislator. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools Catholic Review survey shows tuition at Catholic high schools more affordable than alternatives George P. Matysek Jr.February 9, 20223 min read According to an annual tuition survey by the Catholic Review, Catholic high schools in the archdiocese that charge traditional tuition currently have an average tuition of $16,950. That represents only a 1.4 percent increase from the previous academic year’s average tuition. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Mary Ellen Schwartz, D.C., dies at 88 Catholic Review StaffFebruary 9, 20221 min read A funeral Mass for Daugher of Charity Sister Mary Ellen Schwartz was offered Jan. 29 in the Villa St. Michael Chapel in Emmitsburg. Sister Mary Ellen died Jan. 25. She was 88. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSaints Mother Seton shrine announces video series, other initiatives for 2022 Catholic News ServiceFebruary 8, 20224 min read In the first episode of a series of short videos launched by the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Sister Mary Catherine Conway, a Daughter of Charity, discusses her 40 years in Catholic education as a teacher and principal. CoronavirusFeatureLocal NewsNews Ascension St. Agnes reaches 30,000 vaccinations milestone Priscila González de DoranFebruary 8, 20225 min read The Ascension St. Agnes COVID-19 Vaccine Team and Health Institute in southwest Baltimore has administered 30,000 COVID-19 vaccinations in 13 months from Dec. 17, 2020, to January 2022. Previous 1 … 197 198 199 … 424 Next
