local news Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Joan Cooper, O.S.F., dies at 94 Catholic Review StaffMarch 21, 20231 min read An 11 a.m. funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Joan Cooper will be offered at Assisi House in Aston, Pa., March 27. Sister Joan died March 18. She was 94 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for more than 72 years. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSaints Pathfinders: Five Archdiocese of Baltimore women who made history George P. Matysek Jr.March 21, 20233 min read As the nation’s first Catholic diocese, the Archdiocese of Baltimore is home to many trailblazers, including history-making women. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Sister Elizabeth Ellen Kane, O.S.F., dies at 81 Catholic Review StaffMarch 20, 20232 min read A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Elizabeth “Betty” Ellen Kane (formerly Sister Paul Anthony) will be offered at 11 a.m. on March 23 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Betty died March 17. FeatureLocal NewsNewsRadio InterviewSaints RADIO INTERVIEW: Dining with the Saints Catholic Review StaffMarch 20, 20231 min read Award-winning TV chef and “cooking priest” Father Leo Patalinghug and theologian and mixologist Dr. Michael P. Foley talk about their new book, “Dining with the Saints: The Sinner’s Guide to a Righteous Feast.” The book brings the liturgical year to life, pairing more than 200 saints’ stories with a smorgasbord of international recipes. FeatureLentLocal NewsNews Archdiocese dispenses with meatless obligation for St. Patrick’s Day Catholic Review StaffMarch 16, 20232 min read Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori has granted Catholics in the archdiocese a dispensation from abstinence from eating meat on March 17. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Sister Mary Kathleen Marie Saffa dies at 86 Catholic Review StaffMarch 16, 20232 min read A funeral Mass for Daughter of Charity Sister Kathleen Marie (Marie Kathleen) Saffa was offered March 9 at the Villa St. Michael Chapel in Emmitsburg. Sister Kathleen Marie died March 6. CollegesFeatureLocal NewsNews Trainor to retire from post as Mount St. Mary’s president in 2024 Catholic Review StaffMarch 16, 20235 min read Dr. Timothy E. Trainor, who helped boost enrollment and recently launched an ambitious capital campaign, plans to retire as president of Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, in the summer of 2024. Arts & CultureFeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools Theater program hits new highs at Immaculate Conception Robyn BarberryMarch 15, 20237 min read The cast and crew of 50 Immaculate Conception students from grades four to eight has been preparing for “Oliver! JR” since September – and it shows. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Sister Mary Charia Ripple, S.S.N.D., former principal, dies at 96 Catholic Review StaffMarch 14, 20231 min read Sister Mary Charia served as a teacher at St. Mary School in Hagerstown (1963-64), a teacher at St. Ambrose School in Baltimore (1964-65), an administrator of special education at St. Ann School in Baltimore (1965-72), an administrator of special education for the Archdiocese of Baltimore (1970-72), principal of St. Jane Frances School in Riviera Beach (1972-76) and a teacher at St. Augustine School in Elkridge (1976-77). CollegesFeatureLocal NewsNews God and country: Catholic midshipman among growing ranks of women in military service Yvonne WengerMarch 14, 20236 min read A summer camp when she was 17 awakened in Maria E. Weimer the values that would come to define her life: She is a protector, a defender and a believer – and her future would be with the U.S. Navy. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 275 Next