local news America’s 250th anniversaryEucharistFeatureLocal NewsNews Get ready for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s stops in the Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Review StaffMay 27, 20263 min read Catholics from across Maryland will have an opportunity this June to take part in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage as it passes through the Archdiocese of Baltimore on its way from Florida, up the East Coast to Maine and then to Philadelphia as part of celebrations surrounding America’s 250th anniversary. America’s 250th anniversaryCR RadioFeatureLocal NewsNewsRadio Interview Radio Interview: From Russian prince to American frontier priest Catholic Review StaffMay 26, 20262 min read In the early years of the Catholic Church in the United States, few figures were as unlikely – or as fascinating – as Prince Demetrius Augustin Gallitzin. Born into Russian nobility with Catherine the Great as his godmother, Gallitzin became a Catholic priest on the American frontier, earning the title “Apostle of the Alleghenies.” Catholic CharitiesFeatureLocal NewsNewsWestern Vicariate From Queen City to crossroads Katie V. JonesMay 26, 20268 min read The city still bears its old nickname, “Queen City,” and the bones of its former greatness are still visible. Catholic CharitiesFeatureLocal NewsNews ‘Traveling museum’ from Catholic Charities will visit Baltimore June 2-3 Katie V. JonesMay 25, 20264 min read The traveling museum has already visited cities in New York, Connecticut and Vermont and will stop at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland June 2 and 3. AppointmentsFeatureLocal NewsNews Archbishop William E. Lori has announced the appointment of new pastors and the assignments of permanent deacons Catholic Review StaffMay 24, 20263 min read Archbishop William E. Lori announces the following appointments: Baltimore BasilicaConsecrated LifeFeatureLocal NewsNewsVocations Former Baltimore pathologist professes perpetual vows with Children of Mary Jenna MatternMay 22, 20264 min read Dr. Emily Wilding spent her career as an anatomic pathologist diagnosing disease through the close study of the body’s tissues. Through prayer and eucharistic devotion, she discerned a different calling – and left medicine for religious life as Sister Imelda Joy. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Monsignor Joseph Lizor, oldest priest in Baltimore archdiocese and former Edgemere pastor, dies at 94 Katie V. JonesMay 21, 20264 min read Monsignor Joseph Lizor Jr., the oldest priest in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and a former longtime Baltimore County pastor known for his unwavering devotion to parishioners, died May 18. He was 94. Black Catholic MinistryFeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Bishop John H. Ricard, first Black bishop of Baltimore and Pensacola-Tallahassee, dies at 86 Barb FrazeMay 21, 202615 min read Retired Bishop John H. Ricard, the first Black bishop of both the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Fla., and a nationally respected advocate for racial justice, May 20. He was 86. CollegesFeatureLocal NewsNews Loyola receives $500,000 grant for York Road trust-building initiative Catholic Review StaffMay 20, 20263 min read Loyola University Maryland has received a $500,000 Trust in Practice Award from the Aspen Institute’s Alliance for Social Trust and Allstate to launch Rooted in Trust, a new initiative aimed at strengthening social trust along the York Road corridor in North Baltimore. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools Sacred Heart 6th grader wins Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Schools Spelling Bee Catholic Review StaffMay 20, 20262 min read Taryn Langley, a sixth grader at Sacred Heart School in Glyndon spelled stimuli and serrated correctly to win the 2026 Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Schools Spelling Bee at St. Joseph School in Cockeysville May 18. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 421 Next
